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From: mario@cs.man.ac.uk (Mario Wolczko)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: HST - Repair or Augment.
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Date: 12 Feb 91 12:05:10 GMT
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If there is no possibility of the HST ever being brought back for
service/repair, why was a second main mirror made?  Are there any
plans to use it?  Are there backups for any other major components?

Mario Wolczko

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