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I am so happy HST's mission was extended for another few years [0]! I would have funded a Kickstarter to keep it going, to be honest. If there's one thing Hubble does well, it's that it capture the hearts and minds of muggles like myself. HST is an amazing piece of machinery.

[0] http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-extends-hubble-space-...



Let's hope the James Webb Telescope deploys successfully and can take over then.


That would have to be some kickstarter :) The operating costs of Hubble are about $100M/year.


According to the linked press release it will cost less than $200 million for an additional five years, so the cost is less than $40 million/year.


I read elsewhere it cost $98M/yr recently, so it might be that this extension isnt maintaining the full capabilities.




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