[hourislate]

Don't want to speak for OP but I think you have misinterpreted the meaning of his comment. I'm pretty sure he meant it has too much meaning and one day bringing Hubble back instead of abandoning an old friend to the abyss.

[dylan604]

But why? Just take one of the extra satellites provided to NASA by NRO to hang in musuems. Slap a NASA and Hubble sticker on it, and the tourists will flock to it. Let the actual one burn up on re-entry and save everyone billions of dollars.

[Causality1]

That's a great argument if it required a shuttle launch at 1.5 billion a pop. But modern rockets like Starship are a lot cheaper. Musk's $2 million number is probably horseshit but according to David Todd, the Seradata satellite market analyst, Starship launch cost could come in at $10 million. I'd say $10 million to bring Hubble home is worth it.