re hst servicing mission scheduled for days in article c a at e z zoo toronto edu henry zoo toronto edu henry spencer writes no the thing is designed to be retrievable in a pinch indeed this dictated a rather odd design for the solar arrays since they had to be retractable as well as extendable and may thus have indirectly contributed to the array flapping problems why not design the solar arrays to be detachable if the shuttle is going to retunr the hst what bother are some arrays just fit them with a quick release one space walk or use the second canadarm to remove the arrays pat
