"Roger Balettie" wrote:

"Chuck" wrote:
Boost it into Geo, it can still crosslink to Tedris, be further out of
the
atmosphere and won't need fuel to keep from re-entering ...

That won't work for four basic reasons (and I'm sure there are more...) --

1) No booster attachment on HST available
2) HST is too fragile to withstand that sort of translational acceleration

The two snipped are real, but the first two can be somewhat overcome
(in theory anyhow).

In *theory* one could a frame that would mimic the Shuttle's cargo
bay, replace deployed items with deployable items, install the Hubble
in the frame, and then boost the whole thing to GEO.

Tain't anywhere near *practical*, but it's not *impossible*.

D.
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