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- From: petej@phred.UUCP (Peter Jarvis)
- Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
- Subject: Re: Hubble
- Keywords: lab2.eng.auburn.edu
- Message-ID: <4033@phred.UUCP>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 13:54:44 GMT
- References: <2852.2B029F68@catpe.alt.za> <1992Nov12.232654.4613@news.duc.auburn.edu>
- Reply-To: petej@phred.UUCP (Peter Jarvis)
- Organization: <1992Nov12.232654.4613@news.duc.auburn.edu>o
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- In article <1992Nov12.232654.4613@news.duc.auburn.edu> forrepr@eng.auburn.edu writes:
- >
- >I believe there is a Shuttle Flight manifested for late next year that
- >will visit the Hububle (uh, I mean Hubble) telescope. From what I've
- >heard, the chances of success are pretty good. The defect in the scope's
- >mirror is said to be 'perfect', so I *think* they'll just have to replace
- >the main CCD camera with one of a different focal length.
- >
- D
- You are correct. They currently have a mockup of Hubble in the neutral
- buoyancy water tank at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Al.
- Story Musgrave and Tom Akers are currently in the tank working on repair
- procedures.
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- Peter Jarvis..........
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