On Friday, May 2, 2014 8:24:22 PM UTC-4, Greg (Strider) Moore wrote:
"bob haller" wrote in message
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Well then why hasnt indenpendnce hall in philadephia been torn down and the
libery bell scrapped to be melted into new products in china?
For a number of reasons:
1) People can actually visit them.
2) It also cost nothing to let them sit around if people wanted. (no one
proposed moving Independence Hall to the top of a mountain for example).
And you realize you're only seeing the stuff that is still preserved.
There's a lot of historical stuff that's long gone (first Liberty ship,
first steam locomotive, etc.)
Theres lots of irreplaceable stuff maintained at great costs in museums so
it can be seen in the future
Besides moving ISS, and hubble could be demos for new booster technology
What did the smithsonia air and space museumn cost to build and maintain
since inception?
Millions. But then again, the NASM is also one of the most visited museums
on Earth. I can guarantee that ISS in heliocentric orbit would be the least
visited.
Look, Bob, if you want to raise awareness, and try to save them. Go ahead.
I think you're facing an uphill battle. (pun intended.)
It would be a crime to intentionally send things like this to a firery end
to sink in the ocean....
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I guess you didnt know indenpendence hall and most other historic buildings get continious maintence. Signs say renovation is preservation or some such.
Buildings with constant visitors need constant work, not only for damage by visitors but routine maintence...
hubble at a graveyard orbit will need no maintence at all. neither will ISS
besides were close to space tourism becoming viable. with low cost launch vehicles people could go visit or even flyby some of these vehicles/
one day it might be possible to return hubble and at least some ISS modules to earth and put them on display at KSC