Perhaps a bit like Concorde it was too expensive for its intended customers and cost too much to make. After this was realised no one wanted to talk about it because it is a bit embarrassing that their society could not fund such a fantastic device. You don't hear that much about Concorde or the Saturn 5 and I expect the same response to the LHC when it closes. You do see the odd documentary on the Hindenburg and the R101 though.