Re: Lynx Spaceplane



Eric Chomko wrote:
Also that is why they use the shuttle (of which eyeball hates) to fix
the Hubble Space Telescope in space. They do NOT bring HST back to
Earth to fix as he implied with his (dumb) post.

The original intention was to return it to Earth one or more times for equipment upgrades and general maintenance, but it ended up being to heavy for the Shuttle to safely land with it.

Pat
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