Solar orbit

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Solar orbit

Tom Brosz — 12/21/2001 1:26:36 PM (archived)

My guess on the orbit question: a spacecraft in Earth orbit would find a lot of its field of view occupied by Earth. This is, of course, offset in the case of Hubble by having the spacecraft accessible for repairs and upgrades (fortunately for the Hubble mission).

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Kepler Mission is approved - Success_Machine - 12/21/2001 10:56:26 AM
- I was half right - Ilya - 12/25/2001 9:57:41 AM
- YAHOO!!!!! n/t (n/t) - Adam - 12/22/2001 9:29:15 AM
- Wasting money that would be better spent on ISS - Lee - 12/21/2001 3:25:14 PM
  - Re: Wasting money that would be better spent on ISS - phil - 12/22/2001 2:20:14 PM
    - Re: Wasting money that would be better spent on ISS - Tom Brosz - 12/22/2001 8:49:58 PM
    - I'm aware of Kepler's limitations, - Lee - 12/22/2001 5:50:18 PM
      - Re: Yes and once we have information - Success_Machine - 12/22/2001 12:14:26 PM
- Re: Phil and Marcia must be quite happy;) (n/t) (n/t) - Raoul - 12/21/2001 11:36:50 AM
  - Bleeping A Bubba!!!! - phil - 12/21/2001 1:45:22 PM
  - Yipee!!!! :D - Marcia - 12/21/2001 12:53:20 PM
    - Solar orbit - Tom Brosz - 12/21/2001 1:26:36 PM
      - Re: Solar orbit - Success_Machine - 12/21/2001 1:54:10 PM
        
        continuous results...over years - phil - 12/22/2001 2:11:41 PM

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