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Topic: Photo of the week 566 (August 29, 2015)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 08-29-2015 02:09 AM
   
 STS-61 mission specialist Story Musgrave is seen performing an EVA on December 7, 1993, during which the Wide Field/Planetary Camera of the Hubble Space Telescope was replaced. In the background is Musgrave's fellow-spacewalker Jeff Hoffman, with part of the HST visible behind him. |
alcyone
Member Posts: 130
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 08-29-2015 11:01 AM
This mission fixed Hubble, which was great for astronomy, and, according to statements attributed to then NASA Administrator Goldin, "saved" NASA. Not bad STS-61 crew! |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 09-03-2015 06:12 AM
The shuttle era will only be remembered because of the Hubble Space Telescope! |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 09-03-2015 07:05 AM
Or perhaps it cost the lives of 14 astronauts. |
spaced out
Member Posts: 3110
From: Paris, France
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 09-03-2015 10:31 AM
The Hubble repair was indeed a great success but the enormous running costs of the Shuttle outweighed the practical uses for in-orbit satellite repairs and recoveries.I believe Hubble cost something like $1.5 billion to launch (this is excluding the cost of fixes and later interventions) and Shuttle missions cost on the order of $450 million a piece, so by a very crude calculation you could have launched a brand new HST for the cost of just three Shuttle missions. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-03-2015 01:13 PM
Yes, but are you factoring in the need for a shuttle-class launch vehicle to deploy each new Hubble? |
alcyone
Member Posts: 130
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 09-03-2015 08:22 PM
Building Hubble was quite the challenge. It is a one-of-a-kind design that took the better part of a decade to build. Possibly, a replacement Hubble meant no science until the 21st century — for a project that originated in the mid-70's. On the other hand, Hubble was repaired three and a half years after launching in 1990. |
Dan Lorraine
Member Posts: 373
From: Cranston, R.I.
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-03-2015 08:59 PM
Story is no doubt (in my opinion) the finest Shuttle era astronaut. This is a terrific photo Ed, thanks for sharing. |
Lou Chinal
Member Posts: 1306
From: Staten Island, NY
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 09-04-2015 10:07 AM
I used to skydive with Story Musgrave at Lakewood, New Jersey. He is one cool guy. |
LM-12
Member Posts: 3208
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 07-06-2017 12:06 PM
Here is a panoramic view of Endeavour also taken on EVA-3. That is Story Musgrave in the payload bay. |
LM-12
Member Posts: 3208
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 07-08-2017 09:20 AM
The photo description I have indicates this POTW is an EVA-1 photo, which was on December 5, 1993. But number "931207 094745 STS61 V50 94 006" is on the frame, so the National Archives caption is probably incorrect.
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