"Stephen Harding" wrote in message
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Peter Kemp wrote:

Oh, and my vote would be to keep Hubble going, but it isn't my bum on
the line, so I won't second guess NASA.

Had the bum on the line for 20 years. I'll be happy to second guess for
you.

It's my understanding the decision to discard Hubble
is currently under review.

So it appears.

Lots of upset astronomers and cosmologists out there
when word of its "retirement" came out.

Then the thing turns around and makes more discoveries,
like the farthest object yet known in space, a mere 750
million years after the big bang.

A shame to lose such a wonderful resource, especially
when a replacement isn't going to be on-line for years
to come.

Regarded as one of the greatest scientific programs of all time.

R / John