XPost: sci.space.shuttle   
   From: henry@spsystems.net   
      
   In article <4010A87A.34C7@airmail.net>,   
   JazzMan   wrote:   
   >The problem is that Hubble only has, what, 3 of it's   
   >original 6 gyroscopes still working, and it needs two   
   >to maintain itself and be usable. The gyroscopes wear   
   >out, and the next is expected to fail with a couple   
   >of years. Once it starts tumbling then there's no   
   >way to do anything with it remotely.   
      
   It won't tumble.  It has a low-precision gyro pack intended specifically   
   to stabilize it for retrieval even if the main gyros are out.   
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