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From: jbayer@ispi.UUCP (Jonathan Bayer)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Hubble Space Telescope
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Date: 11 Dec 89 14:36:02 GMT
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pat@grebyn.com (Pat Bahn) writes:


>	Hi, I hate to ask a stupid question, but I was flipping through
>the channels and saw some partial report on the 11 year solar flare
>cycle.  It said that if predictions on flares are off 20%, it could cut
>5 years off the orbital life of HST.  Now are there any plans or
>capabilities to reboost HST?  She does not have thrusters to nudge her


The HST is designed to be serviced in orbit.  If necessary it can be
taken aboard the shuttle and reboosted into a higher orbit, or brought
back to earth for repairs.


JB
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