Hubble was specifically designed to make the Shuttle seem more relevant. It flows both ways. Hubble was designed to take advantage of the planned capabilities

Hubble was specifically designed to make the Shuttle seem more relevant. It flows both ways. Hubble was designed to take advantage of the planned capabilities of the shuttle, but also, the Hubble was an important use case in setting shuttle requirements. And as I pointed out elsewhere in this thread, the shuttle dropped the ball on many of these, both functionally and in terms of delivery dates.