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I don't know of anything with an appropriate form factor, unfortunately. You can't just do a normal rocket launch- you need to either develop an entire control
by hwillis 8y ago
I don't know of anything with an appropriate form factor, unfortunately. You can't just do a normal rocket launch- you need to either develop an entire controlled vehicle to meet up with the Hubble (unless that exists already), or something that can exit a crew capsule. That's a surprisingly demanding task.
I think you'd basically have to engineer something from scratch, which is a big ask. It would be really interesting though! Imagine if you just left the robot up there, plugged in and on standby- ready to activate and do some repairs as needed. We should have one on every major satellite. Give him a box of spares, plug the remote into a 12 year old hopped up on adderall, mute the mic and watch it go.
- lolive 8y agoAnd in 5 years, we would need to send a robot to fix the robot.
- aerostable_slug 8y agoYou could use an X-37B to meet up with Hubble. However, figuring out budget (X-37B is a USAF asset, not a NASA vehicle), designing & constructing a robotic repair system that fits in the cargo bay, etc. would be nontrivial both in terms of price/ROI and the hopefully impending debut of the Webb telescope.