In the movie "Gravity" the astronauts were supposed to repair the space telescope Hubble orbiting the Earth at the altitude of 558km above the Earth's survace but have failed because of the space debris.  What terminal velocity of the shuttle is required to reach the telescope?  The Earth's radius is close to 6400km.  Mass of the Earth is 6*1024 kg.

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In the movie "Gravity" the astronauts were supposed to repair the space telescope Hubble orbiting the Earth at the altitude of 558km above the Earth's survace but have failed because of the space debris.  What terminal velocity of the shuttle is required to reach the telescope?  The Earth's radius is close to 6400km.  Mass of the Earth is 6*1024 kg.

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