On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 20:08:04 -0000, "Brian Gaff"
wrote:

I'd have thought that it might actually be useful to get it back and examine
what and how it has aged in orbit. Not having much luck are they? They lost
skylab, Mir was brought down, now although its possible, nobody wants to
risk it for Hubble... Well, I expect they will pay for a dummy model to be
made...

There already is one... in Houston, I think. :-)

Brian