h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Traveller in Time flying circles
"If I get the decision right they voted for the International Space Station (ISS) instead of the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC). This had nothing to do with the terrorists training camps, who just happen to buy the test ground.

Are the plans just put into the freezer or are they just forgotten at all? Would it be possible to build the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) in outer space? Perhaps as part of the International Space Station (ISS) There we would have the advantage of eazy cooling the coils."

I expect building it in outer space would be even more prohibitively expensive. Also, you'd probably find that cooling something in a vacuum is actually more difficult than down here on terra firma.
Loss of heat by radiation is the only option in a vacuum whereas here down on earth we can use conduction and convection.

Remeber that thermos flasks use a vacuum to keep your coffee hot

I could be wrong but i thought cooling materials in a vacume was a extremaly difficult thing to do because of the lack of thermal conductivity.Did anybody ask Stephen Hawkings (We are unworthy; We are unworthy) If such a device was needed at this time.

Its a shame to see the fruits of science go to the military again .

But its a setback only in terms of time.

Traveller in Time keeping extreme side in such high speed lane
"We could use the access heat to melt down some icy asteroid.
Tropical swimming pool in space!"