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re: Final HST repair mission in APOD and will it ever be recovered?

Marcia — 5/21/2009 12:50:42 AM (archived)

Yep, there was an attachment installed during this space mission to de-orbit Hubble on a future Orion mission to de-orbit Hubble. Sad, but true.

Let's hope that STS-125 will make it safely home, not only for the astronauts, but for those Hubble organs to make it safely home as well.

Ironically, this Atlantis mission is coming down just about as heavy as when it went up. Not as quite, but still... heavy.

Fingers crossed.

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I'm gathering that most if not all of Hubble's repairs-remodels will get done? - Bowser - 5/18/2009 3:38:28 PM
- Can and will Hubble be used to track and characterize NEOs - E.P. - 5/18/2009 6:55:14 PM
  - You don't shoot quail with a 14" naval gun - Nick Hoffman - 5/20/2009 2:52:53 AM
    - It would be fun to try it, though. (n/t) - alcaray - 5/27/2009 10:07:10 AM
    - re: You don't shoot quail with a 14" naval gun - Marsbug - 5/21/2009 6:40:19 AM
      - In WWII... - Nick Hoffman - 5/22/2009 12:43:35 AM
  - How about Herschel? - Raoul - 5/18/2009 7:34:40 PM
    - Perhaps... - E.P. - 5/19/2009 8:10:43 PM
- Hail CANADARM!!!! - carl - 5/18/2009 6:28:14 PM
  - re: Hail CANADARM!!!! - No doubt. Kudos to Canada! :) (n/t) - Marcia - 5/18/2009 9:15:30 PM
    - re: Hail CANADARM!!!! - No doubt. Kudos to Canada! :) - john - 5/30/2009 8:40:14 PM
    - re: Hail CANADARM!!!! - No doubt. Kudos to Canada! :) - Marcia - 5/27/2009 3:35:37 AM
- Hail CANADARM!!!! - carl - 5/18/2009 6:28:10 PM
- Spacerwalking ! - Raoul - 5/18/2009 5:23:55 PM
  - They're finished, and NASA hasn't said anything was left out. (n/t) - Bowser - 5/18/2009 5:40:43 PM
    - Last moments ! - Raoul - 5/18/2009 7:12:10 PM
      - They Posed for a Pic - carl - 5/18/2009 8:07:21 PM
        
        re: They Posed for a Pic. - Those were the last men to use a shuttle's airlock. - Marcia - 5/18/2009 9:10:47 PM
        
        Honestly, I think Q-Public should be thanked too: - Marcia - 5/18/2009 9:24:45 PM
        
        I hope former NASA Administration O'Keefe was watching - Socrates II - 5/19/2009 1:03:30 PM
        
        re: I hope former NASA Administration O'Keefe was watching. - I hope so too! Also, you know what that is about robotics: - Marcia - 5/20/2009 11:17:36 PM
        
        Say it with me - Socrates II - 5/21/2009 1:23:07 PM
        
        re: Say it with me. - Sure, but... - Marcia - 5/27/2009 3:30:30 AM
        
        Was it worth it?...Given a regular shuttle mission cost $500M this probably cost $800M - Sawyer - 5/21/2009 1:10:18 AM
        
        re: Was it worth it? - Given the fact that we didn't have to use that second shuttle, et al... absolutely. - Marcia - 5/21/2009 1:25:49 AM
        
        Final HST repair mission in APOD and will it ever be recovered? - Socrates II - 5/20/2009 1:26:12 PM
        
        re: Final HST repair mission in APOD and will it ever be recovered? - Marcia - 5/21/2009 12:50:42 AM
        
        During every repair mission, parts of the HST have been recovered - Raoul - 5/21/2009 3:44:36 PM
        
        re: During every repair mission, parts of the HST have been recovered - Marcia - 5/27/2009 4:18:37 AM
        
        A full-scale replica is already in the Smithsonian NASM - Socrates II - 5/21/2009 6:19:57 PM

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