The Coalition Building of the Hubble

You can't just get one prominent astronomer to secure billions of dollars in e two decades worth of commitment from the public funds. You need some broader you need to have the conception of a broader ue of the scientific community behind this large project. And i think we see a prime example of that in just the sizing of the primary mirror for hubble. Because it starts off and people are looking at three meters. There are money problems, political problems in the mid 19 tis. An obvious way to cut your cost, to make the project more attractive politically, is reduce the size of the primary mirrors. But if you drop down too far, you lose so much scientific capability,. lots of