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So why can't the ISS be used to host the telescope, however large it may be? It seems to have all infrastructure in place already to be able to do something lik

So why can't the ISS be used to host the telescope, however large it may be? It seems to have all infrastructure in place already to be able to do something like that.. except maybe the starshade.

rrmm 11y ago
iirc, too low, and too much vibration.
zyxley 11y ago
Probably something to do with ideal orbits for different purposes.