Comments on: Hubble servicing mission set for May 12 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/04/hubble-servicing-mission-set-for-may-12/ 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. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:58:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Not the Paris Hilton http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/04/hubble-servicing-mission-set-for-may-12/comment-page-1/#comment-139409 Not the Paris Hilton Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:00:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/04/hubble-servicing-mission-set-for-may-12/#comment-139409 @ Joker : Ewwwwww .... GROSS! ;-) @ Joker :

Ewwwwww …. GROSS! ;-)

]]> By: Joker http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/04/hubble-servicing-mission-set-for-may-12/comment-page-1/#comment-139404 Joker Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:29:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/04/hubble-servicing-mission-set-for-may-12/#comment-139404 So on May 12th NASA is sending a call girl to ..ah service ... the bones of the late Edwin Hubble? What the!? That can't be fun for either of them (hubble coz he's dead the call girl because well being boned that literally can't be <i>that</i> satisfying can it? ;-) Seems a waste of money to me .. Now servicing the <b> Hubble Space Telescope </b> on the otherhand! That would be moneywellspent & wellworth doing! ;-) So on May 12th NASA is sending a call girl to ..ah service … the bones of the late Edwin Hubble?

What the!?

That can’t be fun for either of them (hubble coz he’s dead the call girl because well being boned that literally can’t be that satisfying can it? ;-)

Seems a waste of money to me ..

Now servicing the Hubble Space Telescope on the otherhand! That would be moneywellspent & wellworth doing! ;-)

]]> By: Joe D http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/04/hubble-servicing-mission-set-for-may-12/comment-page-1/#comment-139126 Joe D Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:23:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/04/hubble-servicing-mission-set-for-may-12/#comment-139126 Charles...you're right about the direction difference, though it's actually 51 degrees for the ISS flights. Charles…you’re right about the direction difference, though it’s actually 51 degrees for the ISS flights.

]]> By: Charles Boyer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/04/hubble-servicing-mission-set-for-may-12/comment-page-1/#comment-139058 Charles Boyer Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:17:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/04/hubble-servicing-mission-set-for-may-12/#comment-139058 <i>. If I remember correctly going to Hubble means there is no chance of meeting up with the ISS if there is a problem (to dock with as a safe haven).</i> That's why there's another shuttle on the pad, ready to go, just in case. . If I remember correctly going to Hubble means there is no chance of meeting up with the ISS if there is a problem (to dock with as a safe haven).

That’s why there’s another shuttle on the pad, ready to go, just in case.

]]> By: Johnny Vector http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/04/hubble-servicing-mission-set-for-may-12/comment-page-1/#comment-139022 Johnny Vector Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:29:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/04/hubble-servicing-mission-set-for-may-12/#comment-139022 Hey Cheyenne. Speaking as one of the engineers on the ground... <i>Thanks!</i> Hey Cheyenne. Speaking as one of the engineers on the ground…

Thanks!

]]> By: Cheyenne http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/04/hubble-servicing-mission-set-for-may-12/comment-page-1/#comment-139009 Cheyenne Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:52:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/04/hubble-servicing-mission-set-for-may-12/#comment-139009 I hope the astronauts that are launching up to keep Hubble going know how much we (the general public) appreciate what they are doing and the risks they are taking. If I remember correctly going to Hubble means there is no chance of meeting up with the ISS if there is a problem (to dock with as a safe haven). And the engineers on the ground and the scientists working on the data and everybody else. It's a very cool telescope, an awesome endeavor, and I think as a small blog comment that will probably go nowhere I just hope they all know we think they rock. Over and out. I hope the astronauts that are launching up to keep Hubble going know how much we (the general public) appreciate what they are doing and the risks they are taking. If I remember correctly going to Hubble means there is no chance of meeting up with the ISS if there is a problem (to dock with as a safe haven).

And the engineers on the ground and the scientists working on the data and everybody else. It’s a very cool telescope, an awesome endeavor, and I think as a small blog comment that will probably go nowhere I just hope they all know we think they rock. Over and out.

]]> By: Charles Boyer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/04/hubble-servicing-mission-set-for-may-12/comment-page-1/#comment-138991 Charles Boyer Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:35:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/04/hubble-servicing-mission-set-for-may-12/#comment-138991 <i>No one complaining how NASA sucks? wow, is this not Badastronomy? Home of Bashing NASA and praising SpaceX?</i> That's Slashdot's forte' more than this site. Add in the Direct 2.0 Fanbois and you're onto something over there. Besides, people who have been around NASA, worked for NASA or one of their many contractors etc. (cough, cough, Dr. Plait, your gracious host) who raise their concerns about our country's space policies and their implementations should be listened to. There are only so many dollars that will be given towards the science and exploration effort in outer space and it is a good thing and not a bad one to have a healthy and respectful debate on the issues. This is especially true where platforms like Constellation are concerned, because what happens now will have to be lived with for decades. No one complaining how NASA sucks? wow, is this not Badastronomy? Home of Bashing NASA and praising SpaceX?

That’s Slashdot’s forte’ more than this site. Add in the Direct 2.0 Fanbois and you’re onto something over there.

Besides, people who have been around NASA, worked for NASA or one of their many contractors etc. (cough, cough, Dr. Plait, your gracious host) who raise their concerns about our country’s space policies and their implementations should be listened to. There are only so many dollars that will be given towards the science and exploration effort in outer space and it is a good thing and not a bad one to have a healthy and respectful debate on the issues. This is especially true where platforms like Constellation are concerned, because what happens now will have to be lived with for decades.

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