This is just too depressing. Putting some sorry astronaut's ass in space so he can look out the window is trumping actual science.

U.S. allowing Hubble telescope to degrade

The Hubble Space Telescope will be allowed to degrade and eventually become useless, as NASA changes focus to President Bush's plans to send humans to the moon, Mars and beyond, officials said.

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Why Hubble is being dropped
Without doubt the Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most important telescopes ever built. Its clear view of the Cosmos, above the turbulent and distorting atmosphere, has changed our understanding of the Universe in which we live.

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