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From: dsmith@hplabsb.HP.COM (David Smith)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Hubble Space Telescope
Message-ID: <5533@hplabsb.HP.COM>
Date: 12 Dec 89 17:38:04 GMT
References: <14089@grebyn.com> <1254@ispi.UUCP>
Reply-To: dsmith@hplabsb.UUCP (David Smith)
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard Labs, Palo Alto, CA
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In article <1254@ispi.UUCP> jbayer@ispi.UUCP (Jonathan Bayer) writes:
>>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.

That's right, just like Solar Max.


			David R. Smith, HP Labs
			dsmith@hplabs.hp.com
			(415) 857-7898

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