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> 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?

> 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?

zargon 5y ago
> what does that have to do with the military? Hubble is a military spy satelite design.
- beerandt 5y ago
  Development of which presumably predated or coincided with setting the design parameters for the shuttle.
- c0npr 5y ago
  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.