Comments on: Hubble mission update http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/31/hubble-mission-update/ 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 01:47:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: The Big Picture: Hubble Repair | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/31/hubble-mission-update/#comment-115116 The Big Picture: Hubble Repair | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:35:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/31/hubble-mission-update/#comment-115116 [...] is special: it’s the only one left on the schedule not going to the Space Station. Instead, it will rendezvous with the Hubble Space Telescope and perform the final servicing mission on the old [...] […] is special: it’s the only one left on the schedule not going to the Space Station. Instead, it will rendezvous with the Hubble Space Telescope and perform the final servicing mission on the old […]

]]> By: Astrolink [Global Edition] » STIS or ACS? | Latest astronomy news in 11 languages http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/31/hubble-mission-update/#comment-22996 Astrolink [Global Edition] » STIS or ACS? | Latest astronomy news in 11 languages Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:01:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/31/hubble-mission-update/#comment-22996 [...] interesting question: if NASA only has funds in the next Hubble servicing mission to repair either STIS or ACS, which should it [...] […] interesting question: if NASA only has funds in the next Hubble servicing mission to repair either STIS or ACS, which should it […]

]]> By: A Ler…-- Rastos de Luz http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/31/hubble-mission-update/#comment-22979 A Ler…-- Rastos de Luz Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:13:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/31/hubble-mission-update/#comment-22979 [...] “Hubble mission update“, no Bad Astronomy. Já é oficial: vai haver missão de reparação ao Hubble. Ainda sobre este assunto, que é um dos assuntos do momento, “Hubble Mission“, no Tom’s Astronomy Blog; [...] […] “Hubble mission update“, no Bad Astronomy. Já é oficial: vai haver missão de reparação ao Hubble. Ainda sobre este assunto, que é um dos assuntos do momento, “Hubble Mission“, no Tom’s Astronomy Blog; […]

]]> By: Eric http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/31/hubble-mission-update/#comment-22981 Eric Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:33:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/31/hubble-mission-update/#comment-22981 I'd state the $900 million as an investment to keep it running. If you have a car and it will cost $1200 to fix it back to tip-top shape, the question to ask isn't whether $1200 is too much. The question is whether it's better it's worth $1200 to get X more years out of a $10000 car (the cost of a new hubble these days is likely more than that). In that terms, it seems like a very wise investment. I think people are making too much of the 111 screws in STIS. The challenge of dealing with 111 screws isn't any harder than dealing with 15 screws. More tedious and time consuming, yes, but not any harder. That's not to say that there isn't a serious challenge there, but everybody keeps talking about how many screws there are. Enough with the screws! I’d state the $900 million as an investment to keep it running.

If you have a car and it will cost $1200 to fix it back to tip-top shape, the question to ask isn’t whether $1200 is too much. The question is whether it’s better it’s worth $1200 to get X more years out of a $10000 car (the cost of a new hubble these days is likely more than that). In that terms, it seems like a very wise investment.

I think people are making too much of the 111 screws in STIS. The challenge of dealing with 111 screws isn’t any harder than dealing with 15 screws. More tedious and time consuming, yes, but not any harder.

That’s not to say that there isn’t a serious challenge there, but everybody keeps talking about how many screws there are. Enough with the screws!

]]> By: Eric http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/31/hubble-mission-update/#comment-22980 Eric Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:32:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/31/hubble-mission-update/#comment-22980 I'd state the $900 million as an investment to keep it running. If you have a car and it will cost $1200 to fix it back to tip-top shape, the question to ask isn't whether $1200 is too much. The question is whether it's better it's worth $1200 to get more years out of a $10000 car (the cost of a new hubble these days is likely more than that). In that terms, it seems like a very wise investment. I think people are making too much of the 111 screws in STIS. The challenge of dealing with 111 screws isn't any harder than dealing with 15 screws. More tedious and time consuming, yes, but not any harder. That's not to say that there isn't a serious challenge there, but everybody keeps talking about how many screws there are. Enough with the screws! I’d state the $900 million as an investment to keep it running.

If you have a car and it will cost $1200 to fix it back to tip-top shape, the question to ask isn’t whether $1200 is too much. The question is whether it’s better it’s worth $1200 to get more years out of a $10000 car (the cost of a new hubble these days is likely more than that). In that terms, it seems like a very wise investment.

I think people are making too much of the 111 screws in STIS. The challenge of dealing with 111 screws isn’t any harder than dealing with 15 screws. More tedious and time consuming, yes, but not any harder.

That’s not to say that there isn’t a serious challenge there, but everybody keeps talking about how many screws there are. Enough with the screws!

]]> By: Gary Ansorge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/31/hubble-mission-update/#comment-22982 Gary Ansorge Wed, 01 Nov 2006 17:15:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/31/hubble-mission-update/#comment-22982 $9X10 to the 8th. Coffee money for most governmental depts. these days. Bill GAtes probably gives away a lot more than that on a good day,,, What a tremendous investment is Hubble. Seeing to limits of the universe, nearly. It makes me proud to be human, "merely". Gary 7 $9X10 to the 8th. Coffee money for most governmental depts. these days.
Bill GAtes probably gives away a lot more than that on a good day,,,

What a tremendous investment is Hubble. Seeing to limits of the universe, nearly. It makes me proud to be human, “merely”.

Gary 7

]]> By: BigJohn http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/31/hubble-mission-update/#comment-22983 BigJohn Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:13:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/31/hubble-mission-update/#comment-22983 $0.9 billion! Just think about how much good that much money would do for the starving people of the world...well, for the leaders of the countries with all of those starving people anyway;-) $900 million is such a tiny amount in the scheme of things governmental that it would seem that no one would even notice it, much less complain about it. $0.9 billion! Just think about how much good that much money would do for the starving people of the world…well, for the leaders of the countries with all of those starving people anyway;-)

$900 million is such a tiny amount in the scheme of things governmental that it would seem that no one would even notice it, much less complain about it.

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