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- From: fischer@physun.physics.mcmaster.ca (Phil Fischer)
- Subject: Re: Hubble's mirror
- Message-ID: <1992Nov10.171034.29026@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca>
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- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 17:10:34 GMT
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- In article <69203@cup.portal.com> BrianT@cup.portal.com (Brian Stuart Thorn) writes:
- >If there is a perfect mirror presumably sitting at Kodak, why doesn't NASA
- >simply return Hubble to Earth and replace the faulty mirror?
- >
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- There is another wrinkle to this. Apparently the Kodak mirror is in a sealed
- box which they will not allow anyone to open. Hmm? Is it possible that
- Kodak is no longer in possession of the mirror. I wonder who might have
- purchased it?
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