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Re:James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in spa... by Buttons840 on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @07:56PM (#30080302)
> But back to military- it's not a coincidence that Hubble fit so perfectly in the shuttle cargo bay.

I assume Hubble was built that size because it would fit? No coincidence indeed. And what does that have to do with the military?

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Re:James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in spa... by zargon on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @08:27PM (#30080506)
> what does that have to do with the military?

Hubble is a military spy satelite design.

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Re:James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in spa... by c0npr on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @12:10AM (#30082003)
Not exactly, I think they just use a specific mirror design (2.4m dia.) because they are already manufacturing them to be used in spy satellites.
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Re:James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in spa... by beerandt on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:18PM (#30081242)
Development of which presumably predated or coincided with setting the design parameters for the shuttle.
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