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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: [QB] The European ATV should be able to rendezvous with the Hubble easily enough, and deliver both a propulsive module and robotics that would allow it to be attached. OTOH, as such robotics are in an early stage of development today, they could be sized to fit something launched by a Proton or an EELV instead of Ariane V; assorted upper stages for orbit adjustment would be off-the-shelf items. The capability to support Hubble and its ilk without the shuttle would be far more useful in the near future than the capability to launch crewed lunar expeditions or shuttle-sized LEO payloads. Heck, the old concept of using the space station as a base for OTV "tugs" and satellite maintenance robots is among the most reasonable uses for such a facility... Timo Saloniemi [/QB][/QUOTE]
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