Hubble's History and Lessons Learned

NASA's fairy tale of "Mr Magoo's Glasses"?

"Once upon a time: "

• "...NASA trucks it up (to orbit)."

• "...NASA f**ks it up (Magoo's mirror)."

• "...NASA fixes it up (Shuttle repair missions)."

So, what happens to the Hubble when the Webb goes up ?

Does NASA retrieve it, let it fall into the atmosphere, open it up to space salvage operators or put it on eBay for sale to the highest bidder.

If it was " acquired " , could any technology be gained from it to give somebody an " edge " ?

I doubt it. The Hubble is 26 years old. All it's technology is outdated. Something new and improved will be launched, probably smaller or have more functioning equipment on it that the Hubble didn't have for the same sized package. Maybe equipment that can read other wave lengths or get greater range and definition and longer life. Maybe a South American country can gain some advancement in it's salvage but China and Russia and any other modern country, it wouldn't provide them any edge over anything they've got. Companies like RCA sold technology to the USSR, that we turned down. Companies sell to whoever wants to buy, they have no loyalties.

Astronauts don't make passes at telescopes that wear glasses.