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To: xjcsa

well is the canadian arm on board the could get close to it and grab it if the could link up with hubble and fix that im sure the could scope up a little bag or is 100 grand just not worth the effort


31 posted on 11/28/2008 8:54:05 AM PST by al baby (Hi mom Honkeys for Mc Cain Palin)
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To: al baby
well is the canadian arm on board the could get close to it and grab it if the could link up with hubble and fix that im sure the could scope up a little bag or is 100 grand just not worth the effort

They'd have to chase it down with a shuttle, either with a new launch or somehow before re-entry. I'm guessing it's not feasible from their current position before re-entry, and either way the cost of retrieval would probably grossly exceed the value of getting the bag back.

33 posted on 11/28/2008 9:10:04 AM PST by xjcsa (And these three remain: change, hope and government. But the greatest of these is government.)
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