Posted by Bill Potts on December 26, 1999 at 02:16:31:
In Reply to: Re: What keeps Hubble up posted by Arlie on December 25, 1999 at 21:01:33:
> Why did Hubble drift away when it was released? If the shuttle and the satellite are in the same orbit (falling at the same curve), shouldn't they stay together?
Surely, the shuttle simply backed off, giving the viewer (who, after all, is almost certainly stationary in the chair in his/her living room) the impression that Hubble was drifting away.
Bill Potts
San Jose, CA