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It still does not see the bands that Hubble does. Guess I seem to be in the minority here for saving Hubble.

I guess I am a bit biased. When I was at Goddard, I got to spend some time in the Hubble control room.

Please don’t get me wrong. I think the Webb will be fantastic. I just want the two to compliment each other.

I just want the two to compliment each other.

Webb: "That's fine lookin' mirror you got there, big fella!"

Hubble: "Why thank you! And your pointing system is a sight to behold!"

Webb: "Well, you're too kind...."

Everyone wants to save Hubble. Did I say I didn't want to save Hubble? I want to save Hubble. It's not up to me. Everyone wanted to save Skylab, too. The Shuttle wasn't up and running in time to save Skylab, and down it came. Now, there aren't enough Shuttle missions available to save Hubble. The new CEV vehicles won't be ready in time, either.

If I had my way, NASA's budget would be ten times what it is today, and we'd have everything from new space telescopes to Mars missions to Lunar bases and everything else in between.

They should have replaced the Shuttle years ago, but you know how our government works, and space doesn't have a huge voting constituency like Medicaid or social security. I wish things where different.