From: mooregr_deleteth1s@greenms.com   
      
   "Remy Villeneuve"  wrote in message   
   news:4fd18840.0401251456.72d4dc71@posting.google.com...   
   > "Jorge R. Frank"  wrote in message   
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   > > zoltanccc@aol.com (Zoltan Szakaly) wrote in   
   > > news:58866faa.0401242300.3d5be50@posting.google.com:   
   > >   
   > > > I worked out the numbers:   
   > > >   
   > > > Assuming an ion engine with a thrust of 1 N (about a 5th of a pound)   
   > > > it would take about a year to move the Hubble and the propellant mass   
   > > > would be about 40kg. The electrical power used would be 100kW   
   > >   
   > > Hubble's solar panels provide about 5.27 kW.   
   > >   
   > > 100 kW is more electrical power than ISS has at Assembly Complete.   
   That's a   
   > > lot of solar arrays.   
   >   
   > Then let's move ISS to Hubble!   
   >   
   > Just kidding ;-P   
      
   Hey, in some ways it might be a better idea. :-)   
      
      
   >   
   > But I wouldn't mind if ISS went to more launch-friendly latitudes...   
   > If only russia could launch Soyuz from French Guyana...   
      
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