PagCal wrote in
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Greg D. Moore (Strider) wrote:
"PagCal" wrote in message
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They say the repair mission would be too dangerous.

But, have they asked Americans if any one would volunteer?


No offense, why ask untrained people when the trained people (i.e.
astronauts) have already said they'd fly a repair mission?


The administration, and therefore NASA, has said they didn't want to
fly the mission because it was too dangerous - that, because of the
orbit of the telescope, there's only one way back.

So, I'd like to relieve them of this burden. I'll be glad to take the
risk.

So would a bunch of professional astronauts. It doesn't matter *who's*
willing to take the risk of flying; if NASA management is not willing to
sign off on letting you fly that shuttle, you're not going to fly, period.

As for training, I'll volunteer for it as well. It wouldn't cost them
a dime for my salary.

It will cost NASA a pretty penny for all the instructors who will train
you. Or are you going to pay their salaries, also?

Do I need more credentials than I'm a physicist, an aircraft pilot,
AND, I used to travel around the world fixing computers. Flying into
orbit to fix one, when all you are doing is swapping parts, can't be
any harder than some of the repairs I've done.

The repair itself isn't the sticking point.

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