Comments on: Hubble mission to be announced Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Eastern http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/29/hubble-mission-to-be-announced-tuesday-at-1000-am-eastern/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:08:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Cylinder http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/29/hubble-mission-to-be-announced-tuesday-at-1000-am-eastern/#comment-22894 Cylinder Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:58:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/29/hubble-mission-to-be-announced-tuesday-at-1000-am-eastern/#comment-22894 This is already a done deal, IMHO. Griffin's been very assured about the Hubble mission over the last few pressers. They just had to complete the RTF cycle before they could commit to the mission. I don't think NASA would be throwing a "we're not going to fix Hubble" party. That would be bizzare. This is already a done deal, IMHO. Griffin’s been very assured about the Hubble mission over the last few pressers. They just had to complete the RTF cycle before they could commit to the mission. I don’t think NASA would be throwing a “we’re not going to fix Hubble” party. That would be bizzare.

]]> By: Mytho http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/29/hubble-mission-to-be-announced-tuesday-at-1000-am-eastern/#comment-22895 Mytho Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:17:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/29/hubble-mission-to-be-announced-tuesday-at-1000-am-eastern/#comment-22895 I sincerelly hope that Hubble will give us more and more motives to be amazed at the universe and it's awesome capability to amaze us even more. And, after the span life is done with, it is sad, but also very fitting that the hubble would end up it's life as a shooting star. I sincerelly hope that Hubble will give us more and more motives to be amazed at the universe and it’s awesome capability to amaze us even more.

And, after the span life is done with, it is sad, but also very fitting that the hubble would end up it’s life as a shooting star.

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/29/hubble-mission-to-be-announced-tuesday-at-1000-am-eastern/#comment-22896 The Bad Astronomer Mon, 30 Oct 2006 21:44:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/29/hubble-mission-to-be-announced-tuesday-at-1000-am-eastern/#comment-22896 Hye, Imust be psychic-- <a href="http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2006/10/why_there_wont.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">this was just posted on SpaceRef</a>, about Hubble not needing a deorbit module for now. And no, I meant "heavy", as Wayne pointed out above. :-) Hye, Imust be psychic– this was just posted on SpaceRef, about Hubble not needing a deorbit module for now.

And no, I meant “heavy”, as Wayne pointed out above. :-)

]]> By: Wayne http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/29/hubble-mission-to-be-announced-tuesday-at-1000-am-eastern/#comment-22897 Wayne Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:56:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/29/hubble-mission-to-be-announced-tuesday-at-1000-am-eastern/#comment-22897 Absolute Zero, I'm pretty sure he was talking about it making a shuttle landing more dangerous with the load, so in that respect (while an atmospheric glider) I think it is appropriate to refer to Hubble's "weight". Absolute Zero,
I’m pretty sure he was talking about it making a shuttle landing more dangerous with the load, so in that respect (while an atmospheric glider) I think it is appropriate to refer to Hubble’s “weight”.

]]> By: Absolute Zero http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/29/hubble-mission-to-be-announced-tuesday-at-1000-am-eastern/#comment-22898 Absolute Zero Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:26:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/29/hubble-mission-to-be-announced-tuesday-at-1000-am-eastern/#comment-22898 BA, don't you mean "since it's so big and <i>massive</i>"? Picky picky picky. :-) BA, don’t you mean “since it’s so big and massive“? Picky picky picky. :-)

]]> By: Sticks http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/29/hubble-mission-to-be-announced-tuesday-at-1000-am-eastern/#comment-22899 Sticks Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:26:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/29/hubble-mission-to-be-announced-tuesday-at-1000-am-eastern/#comment-22899 Expect to be disappointed sorry Expect to be disappointed

sorry

]]> By: Michelle Rochon http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/29/hubble-mission-to-be-announced-tuesday-at-1000-am-eastern/#comment-22901 Michelle Rochon Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:24:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/29/hubble-mission-to-be-announced-tuesday-at-1000-am-eastern/#comment-22901 ...Wow. They're very good at keeping the suspense, uh? …Wow. They’re very good at keeping the suspense, uh?

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