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Re:SpaceX exploring mission to boost Hubble by WalterBright on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @03:11PM (#33099989)
Ha, found the practical engineer! I didn't think of that. Brilliant!
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Re:SpaceX exploring mission to boost Hubble by pkaye on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @04:34PM (#33100948)
On the last Hubble service mission, they added a soft capture mechanism. They could attach a boost module to that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope#/media/...

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Re:SpaceX exploring mission to boost Hubble by xani_ on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @03:28PM (#33100199)
Or Kerbal Space Program player lmao.

I definitely did that once or twice, just send a small craft with some RCS thrusters and reaction wheels then attach it to spacecraft via The Claw

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