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Re:Hubble Space Telescope Is In Safe Mode After Gyro Failure by thaeli on Monday October 08, 2018 @09:26AM (#18167165)
DOD transferred two "obsolete" KH-11 spy satellites (which are pretty much evolved Hubbles) to NASA in 2012. They've been in storage since. So the scope for a "new build Hubble" is putting instruments on those sats, launching them, and supporting the ongoing mission. That's still substantial, but much less than a new build from scratch.
Re:Hubble Space Telescope Is In Safe Mode After Gyro Failure by ISL on Monday October 08, 2018 @11:35AM (#18168370)
One of them is, as far as I know, now dedicated to WFIRST:

https://spaceflightnow.com/2016/02/18/nasa-moves-forward-wit...

Re:Hubble Space Telescope Is In Safe Mode After Gyro Failure by kevin_thibedeau on Monday October 08, 2018 @01:37PM (#18169484)
It was just the mirrors. Earth observing telescopes aren't useful for deep space.