threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to NASA@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoHubble back in service after gyro scare—NASA still studying reboost options | Ars Technicaarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squarestoylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 months agoNASA director shows up at the last shuttle pilot’s home… “We need you back, Doug…”
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoHe retired only a couple years ago (after flying the Crew Dragon DEMO-2 mission), so he might be up for it! To continue this jocular train of thought a bit further, which shuttle would they refurbish? Atlantis, Discovery, or Endeavor?
minus-squarestoylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoAtlantis obvously, it was the last shuttle to service the Hubble, and at that point it was the only one with enough oxygen for a longer stay.
NASA director shows up at the last shuttle pilot’s home…
“We need you back, Doug…”
He retired only a couple years ago (after flying the Crew Dragon DEMO-2 mission), so he might be up for it! To continue this jocular train of thought a bit further, which shuttle would they refurbish? Atlantis, Discovery, or Endeavor?
Atlantis obvously, it was the last shuttle to service the Hubble, and at that point it was the only one with enough oxygen for a longer stay.