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By: It’s baaaaaaaack! | Cosmic Variance | Discover Magazine

It’s baaaaaaaack! | Cosmic Variance | Discover Magazine — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:54:32 +0000

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World Fist Bump Day ™ | An Astronaut Fist Bump — Sat, 30 May 2009 12:58:32 +0000

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By: Peter Coles

Peter Coles — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:08:19 +0000

I thought this was going to be interestingly rude until I noticed the “p” at the end of the last word of the title…

By: Julianne

Julianne — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:11:37 +0000

Fundie — I would never ask someone to risk their life for my science. But, as Brian says, this is a mission the astronauts really wanted to do. If you read the NYTimes profile on John Grunsfeld, he was actually ready to quit in protest of NASA’s earlier cancellation of the Hubble repair mission. So, I am honored that they choose to do this, and in no way take for granted that they’ve put their lives on the line to do so.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:59:57 +0000

Listening to NASA tv a while ago, I heard an instance of “my bad” from an astronaut. Combined with this incident, I think we have no choice but to believe astronauts are, in fact, Real People™.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 18 May 2009 02:40:23 +0000

Fundie Says:
May 17th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
“Are we really sure that the science goals here merit risking the lives of these guys? I mean, is anything really fundamental at stake here [as it is in the case of the Planck satellite, for example]?”

The astronauts themselves seem eager to participate. That’s got to count in my reckoning, unless I think my judgement about what is best for them and what they should do should carry more weight their own.

By: Fundie

Fundie — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:56:56 +0000

Are we really sure that the science goals here merit risking the lives of these guys? I mean, is anything really fundamental at stake here [as it is in the case of the Planck satellite, for example]?

By: mandee[ gill

mandee[ gill — Sun, 17 May 2009 23:29:26 +0000

Julianne- very much loving your ‘liveblogging’ of the HST repair, it’s great to get more of the astronomer ‘scoop’ in addition to articles like the NYT one of today (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/science/space/18hubble.html?ref=us ) — it is with great admiration and excitement that i think we’re all watching the work of these most excellent men and women up there.. :->

By: tacitus

tacitus — Sun, 17 May 2009 06:21:39 +0000

I happened to be watching at the time — made me smile.

By: KC

KC — Sun, 17 May 2009 01:00:48 +0000

Yahoo! IN YOUR FACE ENTROPY!!!

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National Fist Bump Day | An Astronaut Fist Bump — Sun, 17 May 2009 00:20:22 +0000

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By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 16 May 2009 23:05:28 +0000

I saw that on the live feed. And I admit it, I lol’d.

By: Sili

Sili — Sat, 16 May 2009 22:23:40 +0000

My god! They’re turning Hubble into a deathray to kill us all!!

Everybody panic!!!

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 16 May 2009 22:16:59 +0000

Terrorists …

In …

SPACE…!

But seriously, YAY!

By: sunship

sunship — Sat, 16 May 2009 21:54:08 +0000

There will be no terrorist fist jabbing in space!