Re: Hope
What would be required to fix Hubble is a purpose built capsule that could get two astronauts there and back. The shuttle could actually capture the Hubble, a quick fix mission would have to plan for the capsule to match orbits and the astronauts to do an untethered space walk to the Hubble. Essentially Gemini level technology. It would be doable but very risky.
Even then you can't refuel it so it will still come down in 2030. Redesigning the Starship to provide it with Shuttle capabilities ups the cost by several orders of magnitude.
And all costs for this fix come from NASA's space mission budget which means that other space telescopes and probes would be delayed.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
