TIL there are at least 17 satellites like the Hubble Space Telescope. They are spy satellites pointed at Earth and Hubble is basically built from spare parts.

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1. Perkin-Elmer: Shit, the mirror is distorted.

   DOD: Give it to NASA.

   Perkin-Elmer: Hey NASA, you need a mirror for that Hubble thing?

   NASA: Sure!

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2. The biggest difference is trying to get am image though Earth’s atmosphere

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3. Does explain the poor thing’s ramshackle nature

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