NASA ‘Snoopy’ lunar module likely found 50 years after being jettisoned

Re:NASA ‘Snoopy’ lunar module likely found 50 years after be... by kijin on Tuesday June 11, 2019 @09:58AM (#20155419)

In space exploration, testing new technology is synonymous with developing said technology. I would rather they debut bleeding-edge space retrieval technology with a piece of antiquity with good publicity value than with something that is actually critical, such as a manned capsule or a suspected alien spacecraft.

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Re:NASA ‘Snoopy’ lunar module likely found 50 years after be... by close04 on Tuesday June 11, 2019 @04:01PM (#20158994)

Now that sounds more like a "Oh that would be cool" type wishlist than actually useful mission.

There are probably dozens of more suitable pieces of "space memorabilia" that could be used for such tests. And if there isn't you can easily put there a realistic mock-up of whatever you want to rescue. Look at Musk's flying Tesla for example. There's nothing that makes Snoopy uniquely qualified for it.

But there's only one Hubble. The single greatest tool for space exploration we ever had at our disposal. And one that had already cost $5bn by the time it needed the fix.

The 2 cases don't feel to similar at all, short of them being both in space.

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