Fixing the trouble with Hubble

[kiramdear]

I find this stuff fascinating. Who'd a thunk when we were kids ...?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090513/ap_ ... F1dHNncg--

[brammy]

HAAAAA! That stuff es exactly what they need..... along with all sorts of other elecrtonic stuff.

Hubble is truly one of man's greatest achievements.


Hubble's final triumph

Picture the universe as a star-salted blue-black expanse. Chances are that image came from the Hubble Space Telescope, which has churned out space vistas for nearly 20 years from its orbit above Earth.

This past week the Hubble got the handy-man treatment from astronauts who made a floating house call from the space shuttle Atlantis. New gyroscopes, fresh batteries, a camera and a computer data unit were installed.

Matching the marvel of Hubble was the treatment it got. The space crews made repairs never before done in space. The altitude of 350 miles put the team in a anger zone created by whizzing space junk. There was no safety net if the shuttle was damaged or a repair mishandled.

It all went smoothly, though with a trace of regret. The Hubble can now back to work peering into deep space, but there won't be another house call. After a long life and $10 billion, the telescope will wind down, its job done in another five to 10 years.

Just consider this.... add up ALL the grains of sand on ALL the beaches AND deserts in the WHOLE WORLD.....
there are FAR more stars than that in the universe.

Mindboggling, eh?

[winston]

Please do not add links to youtube that are laced with profanity............I have cleaned this thread up. Carry on with the discussion.