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September 11th 10, 02:44 PM
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Future Robotic Shuttles?
A thought occurred to me today, catching up on the status of the ISS EVAs to replace the broken ammonia pump (sorry I know it's old
news, but I've been busy) that without the shuttle large pieces of broken hardware might collect around the station over time unless missions are tasked to de-orbit them. And a destructive de-orbit of broken hardware will take the mysteries of their failure with them. Again, over time, the inability to return large objects via the shuttle will have an impact. Something to consider. Maybe the old robotic Buran will see a comeback? Dave 
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