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How feasible is a repair mission without the shuttle?
by eterm 5y ago
How feasible is a repair mission without the shuttle?
- twistedpair 5y agoL2 is very far from earth, well beyond the Moon. The Shuttle could never leave Low Earth Orbit, so it's a non-factor in repair missions once JWST is on station.
- usrusr 5y agoI believe what was GP was getting at is that even in a "convenience orbit", a repair mission would be very unlikely.
- BurningFrog 5y agoThe scenario we're talking about is having JWT unfold in Low Earth Orbit, so it can be repaired there, if need be.
- buryat 5y agoin Armageddon the Shuttles flew over the moon
- dragonwriter 5y agoThe shuttle-like craft were explicitly special, more capable craft (visually hinted at by the extra set of boosters and other design differences.) Not that Armageddon was particularly focussed on reality.