Hah. Thank Barack Obama for shutting down the Shuttle program. Hubble, you may recall, was built for on-orbit servicing.
Which leads me to ask: Can Falcon-9/Crew Dragon reach Hubble's orbit? If so, would it be feasible to carry out a repair mission using the Dragon spacecraft? A complicated EVA from Dragon would certainly be more challenging than a complicated EVA from STS.
A crew dragon Hubble repair mission has been discussed. I don’t know where the plans stand currently. I think there’s thought that Hubble is basically at end-of-life now and pouring more money into it is not a good investment, but I don’t know for sure.
The shuttles became liberal Democrat trophies.
Except for the Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida (from where they launched), the others went to Los Angeles, DC, and New York City all known for their great contributions to the space program < /sarc>.
The Johnson Space Center in Houston (where the missions were run) was snubbed.
-PJ