A while back I raised a bit of a furor here saying that a duplicate could be made and launched at a tenth of the cost. A lot of people said I don't know what I'm talking about, that little money would be saved.
But it seems patently obvious. After all, 10 technologies don't have to be reinvented. No research would need to be redone. No test rigs would need to be redesigned and duplicated. And on and on.
The most bizarre argument against building a duplicate was there wouldn't be anything extra worth looking at. Yet I watched the NOVA episode on the scope last night, and everywhere they look where we thought there was "nothing" turns out to be crammed with 10,000 galaxies and stars.
But it seems patently obvious. After all, 10 technologies don't have to be reinvented. No research would need to be redone. No test rigs would need to be redesigned and duplicated. And on and on.
The most bizarre argument against building a duplicate was there wouldn't be anything extra worth looking at. Yet I watched the NOVA episode on the scope last night, and everywhere they look where we thought there was "nothing" turns out to be crammed with 10,000 galaxies and stars.