News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Greg Robinson fixed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, reluctantly. Parent comment

Re:Greg Robinson fixed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, re... by googlryas on Friday July 15, 2022 @04:31PM (#32112461)
First rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price? Only, this one can be kept secret. Controlled by Americans, built by the Japanese subcontractors.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Greg Robinson fixed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, re... by jacobr1 on Friday July 15, 2022 @07:05PM (#32113678)
Didn't we do that with hubble? We built 1 hubble, but many more "hubble-like" spy satellites and found out about them when they were donated back to nasa to put toward civilian use.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Greg Robinson fixed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, re... by magila on Friday July 15, 2022 @07:53PM (#32113983)
Hubble's design borrowed various elements, including the primary mirror, from existing KH-11 spy satellites as a cost saving measure.

The satellites which were donated to NASA by the NRO where likely leftover from the abortive Future Imagery Architecture program which was unrelated to Hubble.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Greg Robinson fixed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, re... by bornfreddy on Friday July 15, 2022 @05:07PM (#32112824)
There should be a movie with this plot.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Greg Robinson fixed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, re... by sammyjoe72 on Friday July 15, 2022 @08:22PM (#32114148)
Yeah it would make for a great twist, like say if some crazy terrorist decided to blow it up.. “don’t worry we have another”
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Greg Robinson fixed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, re... by WalterBright on Saturday July 16, 2022 @02:01PM (#32120388)
The plot of the movie "Contact".
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Greg Robinson fixed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, re... by mrexroad on Saturday July 16, 2022 @02:58AM (#32115831)
Only if there’s windsurfing with dad
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Greg Robinson fixed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, re... by motoboi on Friday July 15, 2022 @06:12PM (#32113327)
Never now if people are joking saying that but oh boy!
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Greg Robinson fixed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, re... by SkyMarshal on Friday July 15, 2022 @05:45PM (#32113143)
Wanna take a ride?
[ Parent | on HN ]