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From: envbvs@epb2.lbl.gov (Brian V. Smith)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Hubble Space Telescope
Keywords: astronomical cost of maintenance
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Date: 13 Jul 89 04:57:03 GMT
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According to several sources, the cost of storing the HST until 
it can be launched is around $10 million PER MONTH.  It has been
waiting since about 1985 or so to go up, so this amounts to 
several hundred million dollars!

Can anyone enlighten me as to why it costs so much just to STORE it?
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Brian V. Smith    (bvsmith@lbl.gov)
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
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