Lasiko na awon teliskopu ibudo ori ile igbana ni igbehan ti ko din ju 0.5-1.0 arcseconds lo, ti a ba fiwe mo igbehan 0.05 arcsec ti igedakoja saropin yio ni fun teliskopu pelu jigi ti idakoja re je 2.5 m.. 
NASA and the Telescope became the butt of many jokes, and the project was popularly regarded as a white elephant.. 