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Space Tug to Save the Hubble?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the yeah-that'll-work dept.

Aglassis writes "In an article at SpaceRef, the CTO of Orbital Recovery Corporation claims that his company will be able to develop a space tug that could save the Hubble Space Telescope (from becoming 'a ballisticly implanted reef in the Pacific') by either moving it into a much higher stable orbit, or by moving it to the ISS where it could be maintained and operated. Some of the reasons that he cites are that the Hubble's replacement, the James Webb Space Telescope, could be delayed or suffer some sort of failure. Since the JWST will be at the L2 point, servicing will be impossible."

6 of 325 comments (clear)

  1. Could we use it.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...to find the Beagle?

  2. Doesn't NASA... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Doesn't NASA have a AAA card? They tow for free, you know...

  3. Sounds fishy... by Stingr · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Some of the reasons that he cites are that the Hubble's replacement, the James Webb Space Telescope, could be delayed or suffer some sort of failure."

    Sounds like some kind of extortion scam to me...

    Pay me to save Hubble or something could happen to your fancy schmancy new one.

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  4. Re:Um by H8X55 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here's the problem: No one wanted their satellites back. By the time their fuel was spent, they were old technology that would be replaced by a new satellite.

    What is it about this comment that make me think of commercials for eBay?

    ::cue music:: For a lawnmower blade to cut your grass or a satellite that's out of gas, use eBay! Use eBay! For a Beagle that has missed his mark or a spark plug wire that wouldn't spark - Use eBay! ::/cue music::

  5. Re:Letter sent to European astronomers by alexpage · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dear Colleague,

    You may be surprised at my contacting you in this manner. I am DENNIS WINGO, chief technical officer of the ORBITAL RECOVERY CORPORATION, and you have been identified as a trustworthy person with whom I can do business.

    Recently, I have suffered due to instability in the Hubble Space Telescope, which contains a good deal of material worth, approximately 100 MILLION US DOLLARS. If this money is not quickly recovered then the value will be burned in the atmosphere and everybody will have lost. If you help me to recover this money, I will send you 10% of the value (10 MILLION US DOLLARS). Please reply with details of your bank account number, sort code, account name and date of birth and we can begin the process of saving the Hubble Space Telescope and the 100 MILLION US DOLLARS value within.

    Yours,

    Dennis Wingo
    Chief Technical Officer
    Orbital Recovery Corporation
    wingod@orbitalrecovery.com

  6. Re:Um by corebreech · · Score: 4, Funny

    The reason we won't put the Hubble at the L2 point is because Bush can't pronounce Lagrange. Ergo, no announcement. Thus, no funding.

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