Hubble: After 25 years of faithfull service...

[Geek-9pm]

The Hubble Telescope began  its service in 1990. It has given much delight with its views of the distant stars.
 So how does one honor  a machine? By replacing it with a better one?
Tow weeks ago NASA gave a burp about a wonderful new telescope in the works. And today somebody posted a video interview that ethnographically superior contraption that does not exist.

Here is the link with the video:
Up to 100 times better than Hubble.

NASA plans its next giant space telescope, and it’s so much cooler than Hubble
By Lulu Chang — February 21, 2016

[BC_Programmer]

Two weeks ago NASA gave a burp about a wonderful new telescope in the works.

This was "news" in 1996.

I'm also detecting a bit of cynicism here. Hubble was not the first Space Telescope and it is not beyond improvement in a new project.

contraption that does not exist.

Most of the major components are completed, including the Primary Mirror, which was finished in February of last year.

[Geek-9pm]

Yes, I was a bit cynical.
Really, the video just released is impressive.
Hope you saw it.

What is exciting is the idea they will let the public help study the photos and data from the wide filed eye in the sky.

[patio]

BTW...Hubble is far from retirement.

[Salmon Trout]

Hubble: After 25 years of faithfull service...

Marianne Faithfull? (Cue obligatory Mars Bar joke)

[patio]

Not bad Salmon....    

[Salmon Trout]

There is a legend that she turned down a large offer of money to appear in a TV ad for Mars Bars.

[patio]

BTW...Voyager is 39 years old...left the outer bounds of the Solar system...although that is now being re-defined...and is still sending back info.

[patio]

And the 2 Mars rovers that supposedly had a lifespan of 180-240 days are also still chuggin along...

[BC_Programmer]

BTW...Hubble is far from retirement.

Yep, James Webb is a successor, but not a full replacement. We'll have two space telescopes, which will be incredibly useful as it allows distribution of workloads- many astronomical observations can still gather useful data using Hubble, so it will likely still be used, at least until it's projected re-entry into the atmosphere in 2030 or so. (It's in the upper atmosphere so it's orbit decays due to drag). James Webb will be an "improvement" not unlike the improvement Space telescopes gave over ground based observatories, which we also still utilize.

[BC_Programmer]

And the 2 Mars rovers that supposedly had a lifespan of 180-240 days are also still chuggin along...

Well one of them is- the other got stuck, then it stopped broadcasting in 2009. Both far exceeded their expected lifespan, at least 20 times over.

[patio]

Well one of them is- the other got stuck, then it stopped broadcasting in 2009. Both far exceeded their expected lifespan, at least 20 times over.

Spirit / ?...or Opportunity ? ?
I actually didn't know 1 passed...thanx.