"David Nakamoto" wrote:

I'm very worried about the Hubble's end. It's big enough to have some of
its bigger parts survive re-entry,

It's not the size of the bird that ensures that components will
survive, but details of construction. (And don't let Hubble's size
fool you, much of it empty space.)

and it definitely doesn't have enough
fuel to change course enough to guarentee a splashdown somewhere.

Hubble doesn't have any fuel at all. It could be controlled the same
way Skylab was, by varying it's drag by changing it's attitude, but
that's of doubtful effectiveness.

D.
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