• halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    Hubble had 5 servicing missions from the Shuttle before it’s retirement. The Shuttle was only capable of LEO missions.

    There’s research into the possibility of using something like Crew Dragon for additional maintenance missions to extend it’s service life even further.