The Humble Space Telescope

frank249 writes " How would you like to do your own astronomy research with a space-based telescope? Sounds unlikely? Perhaps today, since there's only one available, and NASA has it booked pretty solid. However, this is about to change. The Canadian Space Agency just signed a contract to launch Canada's first space telescope, is scheduled to be launched in October 2002. If successful, millions of astronomers worldwide will have access to a more humble version of NASA's Hubble via the internet. It is scheduled to be launched in October 2002 as part of a multiple payload mission from Plesetsk, Russia, on an SS-19 based launch vehicle called Rockot. The SS-19 was supposed to be destroyed as part of an Arms reduction treaty so why not get some use out of it?" And it's so cute, it looks like mod furniture.

Comments

Stand On Guard

[Proaxiom]

And with the value of the Canadian dollar as it is, it will be dirt-cheap for Americans to buy time on it.

You can get an hour for a bowl of poutine and a few strips of back-bacon.

Fair warning, of course, this is just a small part of the grand Canadian master plan to take over the world.

The deep dark secrets of Candu...

[Proaxiom]

Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, CANDU reactors have a secret backdoor knowable only to those who have spent much of their lives riding on dogsleds and playing Lacrosse.

Oh, and did I hear "scientific" space telescope? Well, space telescope, orbital missile defence platform, same thing, right?

The rest of the world will soon learn the virtues of putting cheese curds on french fries! BWAHAHAHA!

Reason for a Canadian Satellite

[Fatal0E]

I heard they are going to have to keep it in geo-sync orbit with Canada so they can finally begin studying Celine Dion's giant camel toe.

Happy Festivus everyone

[alen]

Get your poles and speak out your grievances here.