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Unread 22-01-2005, 01:08
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Angry Goodbye Hubble

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6853009

This frustrates me immensely. I don't particularly care for the idea of the government using my tax dollars for exploring space, but at the same time, it's REALLY FREAKING COOL. The Hubble Telescope was possibly NASA's most successful project, and to just crash it into the ocean instead of fixing it, while continuing to throw money into the quagmire of the shuttle program (or any number of other failing government projects, which some of our more politically-outspoken members will undoubtedly threadjack with) is bothersome.

I am confident that private space travel (think SpaceshipOne) is the way of the not-too-distant future, but it will be many decades before we ever see a privatized space telescope comparable to Hubble. It's a pity that we're going to miss out on pictures like these.
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