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This reminds me of that time NASA was just gifted two unused hubble-sized telescopes by the NRO[1]. [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/
by BeefWellington 4y ago
This reminds me of that time NASA was just gifted two unused hubble-sized telescopes by the NRO[1].
[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nasa-gets-military-spy-telescopes-for-astronomy/2012/06/04/gJQAsT6UDV_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nasa-...
- mulmen 4y agoMakes sense. Hubble is believed to be an adapted KH-11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KH-11_KENNEN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KH-11_KENNEN
- SiempreViernes 4y agoThey have different focal lengths, so even if the glass was originally for a KH-11 it couldn't have been used in Hubble "as is", which makes it nothing more than a rough polished mirror blank.
- mulmen 4y agoWhy would it need to be used in Hubble? We don't even know if these satellites are KH-11s. They might be some other design that is capable of fulfilling a NASA mission. The point is that Hubble is suspected to be based on a spy satellite so there is potential technology transfer. Maybe these are just useful as parts.