Saturday, January 22, 2005

We don't need no steenking scientists

The prospect of the White House cutting off funding for any possible mission to service and save the Hubble Space Telescope caught the astronomy community largely by surprise Friday.

Scientists who have studied Hubble's science value and the safety and practicality of servicing missions have concluded it is well worth saving. Congressional hearings in coming weeks were expected to discuss the options to extend Hubble's life.

Many astronomers deem such a mission crucial to the ongoing work of studying the origin and evolution of the universe, while some analysts view the $1 billion or more mission as too costly to be practical.

  Space.com article
Yes, but $40 million for a bunch of parties isn't.

Christ.

Besides, Hubble isn't proving the Bible's accuracy.

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