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From: smb@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com (Steven M. Bellovin)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: LDEF
Message-ID: <12346@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com>
Date: 1 Nov 89 04:43:49 GMT
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In article <3115@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU>, skippy@jhunix (Ian Chesterton) writes:
> Just a quickie. After reading so much about the LDEF's predicament, I'd like
> to know if NASA's will do anything about getting it before it does a
> SKYLAB. Is it possible for the shuttle to fly a dual mission? For example
> launch a satellite and retrieve the LDEF.

I belive that that is exactly what is planned, on the December mission.
DoD is launching a spooksat mission of some flavor in November.