Griffin also hints at Orion visit to Hubble

I found it interesting that he also disclosed plans for an Orion-class
mission to the HST to attach a de-orbit package prior to a random
decay post-2020. So this flight, STS-125, will NOT be the last
astronaut visit to Hubble!


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  • Re: Griffin also hints at Orion visit to Hubble
    ... mission to the HST to attach a de-orbit package prior to a random ... unmanned visits to the HST is the orbital express, ... "Orbital Express Space Operations Architecture, ...
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  • Re: Griffin also hints at Orion visit to Hubble
    ... mission to the HST to attach a de-orbit package prior to a random ... Assuming that CEV thing actually flies, and that An apollo style capsule ... developped bow/arrow to throw a line from the CEV to Hubble (with the ... ASTP Docking Module = HST Propulsive Deorbit Module ...
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  • Re: Griffin also hints at Orion visit to Hubble
    ... mission to the HST to attach a de-orbit package prior to a random ... So this flight, STS-125, will NOT be the last ... If NASA is going to spend the money to do that, they might as well do another refurbishment to Hubble for a few more years of service. ... they could attach it then and after several more years use it to deorbit Hubble after it's all broken. ...
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