perseus
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Thiis reminds me of the days I used to spend working on my old rusty car! It sounds like they need a good garage mechanic up there.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8054857.stm
Obviously like cars they don't design space telescopes them to be disassembled! Perhaps there are some special conditions in a vacuum that cause the components to self weld?
Suspended outside the shuttle Atlantis more than 500km above Earth, the astronauts were delayed by a handrail blocking a cover held by 111 tiny screws that had to be opened.....
After several failed attempts to unscrew the bolt on the handrail they ended up tearing it off with brute force.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8054857.stm
Obviously like cars they don't design space telescopes them to be disassembled! Perhaps there are some special conditions in a vacuum that cause the components to self weld?