> Chuck Kuecker wrote: ...It took an enormous amount of energy
> to get it all up there - how much more would it take to preserve it for
> either
> future use or as a monument to the history of space exploration?
A great deal, unfortunately. Otherwise they probably would have opted to do just that.
> It looks to me like the powers that be would rather enjoy a fireworks
> disply costing billions than spend a few thousand to preserve.