On: SpaceX wins $440M contract with NASA to develop Space Shuttle successor

[ceejayoz]

It's not really funding a new space shuttle. It's essentially NASA buying seats on the human-rated version of the existing Dragon capsule.

[waterlesscloud → ceejayoz]

True. It's not like they'll be launching a Hubble with Dragon.

[ceejayoz → waterlesscloud]

I believe the unmanned Falcon 9 Heavy is designed to have greater to-orbit capacity, though, and would be capable of launching Hubble.

[guscost → waterlesscloud]

That's what Falcon Heavy is for ;)