[pepsi_junkie]

What did the taxpayers get for all the billions and billions spent on the Hubbel telescope, "International" Space Station or the biggest boondoggle - the Space Shuttle?

Personally I think that a space telescope sounds like a perfect venture for a bunch of academic institutions to crack open their giant multi-billion dollar endowments and fund together. They would then share exclusive access to the telescope for use in their own research. Better than taxpayers funding all their research.

[oh8eleven]

academic institutions to crack open their giant multi-billion dollar endowments
Right on.