Hubble has a major extra solar finding, page 2
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reply posted on 10-11-2008 @ 06:29 AM by Hal9000

What does Hubble have in common with Bo Derek?



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post by Xeven



Sorry, I was offline a couple of days, but yes that's right.

www.nasa.gov...

en.wikipedia.org...(film)


You have applauded Xeven.



As far as the eventual fate of Hubble, I think when it reaches the end of it's useful life, I think they should try to either bring it back, or maybe attach it the ISS, as a piece of history. It does not have to work after they attach it. It would only be for posterity. Unfortunately, one day the ISS will also have to come down, so I would rather bring it back somehow. Maybe send up an unmanned reentry vehicle with a parachute, that they can recover in the ocean or something. Just a thought.

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reply posted on 10-11-2008 @ 06:34 AM by RFBurns
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Actually there is one piece of hardware that even has the Voyager probes beat.

Remember the USA's first sattelite? Yep, that little basketball sized satellite is still up there orbiting the planet and still active.

And who knows about the early deep space probes, the Mariner series. Even tho communication is lost with those probes, they very well could still be operating, just drifting away forever with no path or enough power to send a signal home.

Cheers!!!!


reply posted on 10-11-2008 @ 06:52 AM by peacejet
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oh my, the hubble and iss are at different altitude and orientation and to change the iss or hubbles orientation by one degree itself will consume tonnes of fuel and how can hubble be docked to the station.
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