Posted by
CmdrTaco
on from the no-shocker-here dept.
falconed writes "From the BBC, 'Nasa has given a final "no" to requests for it to change its mind and grant a reprieve to the Hubble Space Telescope.' Not much new info here; canceling the program due to safety issues. This hasbeen discussedonSlashdotbefore."
maybe the elections are just a tad too far away, is suspect that in 6 months or so NASA will have a sudden change of heart, following a generous promise for funding and flying to mars, the moon, and the sun from president bush.
-- Hostes alienigieni me abduxerunt. Qui annus est?
Re:New Telescope in ISS orbit?
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th77
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· Score: 2, Funny
Oh, so it's like with appliances. "You mean I could take this vaccum cleaner to a repair shop if it has problems? That sounds expensive, so I'll just buy one that can't be repaired."
You make an interesting point, though.
-- Your favorite sig sucks
In capitalist Russia...
by
Wister285
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· Score: 2, Funny
Space satellites deorbit themselves!
Well, that wasn't as clever as it first seemed.
New Reality TV Show
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stuffduff
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· Score: 5, Funny
Where cute incompetent teens try and rescue a multi million dollar space tellescope. Starting with 24 teens, the rigors of Network Space Training whittle it down to a crew of two, who use a decommissioned shuttle to retrieve the Hubble.
Note: Orbital Sex Scenes a must for ratings week!
-- "Can there be a Klein bottle that is an efficient and effective beer pitcher?"
what if columbus said no?
by
oogoody
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· Score: 4, Funny
Sorry man, those ships are dangerous. And we might drop off the edge of the earth. Way staying home.
Pitch it in a way Bush can understand....
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Astroboy!
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· Score: 3, Funny
"You see, Mr. President, if we just attach missiles here, here, and here, we have an effective deterrent to any possible terrorist threat from a space-based attack."
"Fundin' ahproved!"
Now-Afraid-of-Space-Agency
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peter303
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· Score: 4, Funny
Someone sent this to me in e-mail. It seems to sum up the issue nicely.
"We Live In Exciting Times"
I just heard that yet more funding is planned on being cut from NASA, the organization responsible for space flight, exploration and related technology.
All I can say is, "It's about time!"
Is all this NASA stuff really "science?" You people just don't get it.
Space is not the new frontier.
Creating new technology that can slice onions and potatoes into neat shapes, the ability to organize large quantities of neckties utilizing a single closet hanger, a hard taco wrapped inside a flour tortilla with ranch-flavored "Rio Grande Sauce", a new non-stick frying pan coating, penis enlargement vitamins, a chocolate-covered candy bar that will make you lose weight, a light beer "that doesn't taste like a light beer"... now THAT'S science! These amazing advancements immediately enhance the human condition(tm). But there's much more work to be done!
Why, why, why? Why do we insist on exploring the heavens when we have so many challenging frontiers upon us here in the real world? At least GW Bush agrees with me. It's time for the rest of the populace to take off their blue-blockers.
We live in an exciting time. I can't think of another time or place I'd rather be. While our parents and peers might have pondered the enigma of landing on the moon, we have much more pressing concerns: Will Richard get voted off of Survivor:All Stars? Is Michael Jackson going to jail for real this time? Will the seventh Harry Potter movie be as good as the sixth? What more can we learn about Janet Jackson's right breast? The Dukes of Hazzard is being made into a movie! Did you hear me? The DUKES OF HAZZARD! Will it be true to the original? We'll have to find out, but all I can say is, the anticipation is killing me!!
We've given a lot of "science" a try over the years. There's still no cure for cancer; clean-burning fuel technology isn't here; poverty and hunger continue to dominate regions and cultures. Surely after all this time, we should just admit that our resources need to be diverted to more immediate concerns that have the potential to reward us more quickly and efficiently?
Somewhere out there, a person still doesn't have the lowest interest rate on their fourth mortgage! In someone's backyard in Cleveland, there's a plant whose leaves may offer a slight reduction in hair loss among a small sampling of people in a clinical trial. And what are we doing? We're taking pictures of little spots of light millions of light years away. What's the point? If we still cannot produce a triple cheeseburger with "Swiss-flavored" cheese and "smoke-flavored" sauce for under 79 cents, something is wrong. Very wrong.
It's about time we got our priorities straight as Americans, the true superpower and leader of the free world and capital market.
We are wasting precious time and money staring into the heavens while other nations are rapidly approaching our advances in superior low-fat grilling technology. Somewhere out there, much closer than the moon or Mars, is the technology we need to make our clothes smell "winter fresh"; there's a new drink that's a cross between a Martini and Hawaiian Punch -- AND WE NEED TO FIND IT!
How much longer can we afford to spin our wheels with pointless interstellar pursuits when there are still movie scripts about rogue cops and cartoon characters that need to be green-lighted?
So we landed an RC car on Mars. Are you happy? Did we get any high-speed footage of this car in a chase sequence in which it flies into the air and explodes? No! What a total waste!
People, we need to get our priorities straight. Thank God for the Bush Administration!
Ok, ok, I do need to be fair to NASA. The organization did come up with the amazing "Contour Pillow(tm)", but I still sense that the NASA is being distracted with counterproductive ideals when an even more superior mattress technology is i
Re:New X-Prize Goal?
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Rick.C
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· Score: 3, Funny
The down-side would be that just as your rescue mission blasts off, NASA could issue the command to fire Hubble's thrusters to de-orbit it. Even worse, they could do it just as you hook up with Hubble and take you down with it.
It would have to be a stealth project and include a plan to hijack Hubble's radio links, re-do the encryption and steal control away from NASA.
Shiver me timbers, Laddie! I be a Space Pirate!
At least I'm thinking this would be a far better definition of "piracy" than downloading MP3s.
-- You were 80% angel, 10% demon. The rest was hard to explain. - Over The Rhine "Math in a song is good."-Linford
Turn it into a web cam!!
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rupert2000
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· Score: 2, Funny
Slashdot Mirror
Just a thought, kill two birds w/ one stone.
You could point it towards Earth and look for those WMD's. Obviously Saddam won't tell where they are, so we need to get creative.
Now that they have found a good way to reduce costs..
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http://www.post-gazette.com/images2/RR012704.gi
Slice it up into 5" square pieces and sell it to raise money for... uh... it's in space. Damn
Ceci n'est pas une signature
The ones on the moon? The lens on the Hubble telescope was the only deterrent! Now they will attack us! We are doomed.
Will someone please think of the children!?
Wearing pants should always be optional.
maybe the elections are just a tad too far away, is suspect that in 6 months or so NASA will have a sudden change of heart, following a generous promise for funding and flying to mars, the moon, and the sun from president bush.
Hostes alienigieni me abduxerunt. Qui annus est?
Oh, so it's like with appliances. "You mean I could take this vaccum cleaner to a repair shop if it has problems? That sounds expensive, so I'll just buy one that can't be repaired."
You make an interesting point, though.
Your favorite sig sucks
Space satellites deorbit themselves!
Well, that wasn't as clever as it first seemed.
Where cute incompetent teens try and rescue a multi million dollar space tellescope. Starting with 24 teens, the rigors of Network Space Training whittle it down to a crew of two, who use a decommissioned shuttle to retrieve the Hubble.
Note: Orbital Sex Scenes a must for ratings week!
"Can there be a Klein bottle that is an efficient and effective beer pitcher?"
Sorry man, those ships are dangerous.
And we might drop off the edge of the earth.
Way staying home.
"You see, Mr. President, if we just attach missiles here, here, and here, we have an effective deterrent to any possible terrorist threat from a space-based attack."
"Fundin' ahproved!"
What does that acronym spell? NASA!
Someone sent this to me in e-mail. It seems to sum up the issue nicely.
"We Live In Exciting Times"
I just heard that yet more funding is planned on being cut from NASA, the organization responsible for space flight, exploration and related technology.
All I can say is, "It's about time!"
Is all this NASA stuff really "science?" You people just don't get it.
Space is not the new frontier.
Creating new technology that can slice onions and potatoes into neat shapes, the ability to organize large quantities of neckties utilizing a single closet hanger, a hard taco wrapped inside a flour tortilla with ranch-flavored "Rio Grande Sauce", a new non-stick frying pan coating, penis enlargement vitamins, a chocolate-covered candy bar that will make you lose weight, a light beer "that doesn't taste like a light beer"... now THAT'S science! These amazing advancements immediately enhance the human condition(tm). But there's much more work to be done!
Why, why, why? Why do we insist on exploring the heavens when we have so many challenging frontiers upon us here in the real world? At least GW Bush agrees with me. It's time for the rest of the populace to take off their blue-blockers.
We live in an exciting time. I can't think of another time or place I'd rather be. While our parents and peers might have pondered the enigma of landing on the moon, we have much more pressing concerns: Will Richard get voted off of Survivor:All Stars? Is Michael Jackson going to jail for real this time? Will the seventh Harry Potter movie be as good as the sixth? What more can we learn about Janet Jackson's right breast? The Dukes of Hazzard is being made into a movie! Did you hear me? The DUKES OF HAZZARD! Will it be true to the original? We'll have to find out, but all I can say is, the anticipation is killing me!!
We've given a lot of "science" a try over the years. There's still no cure for cancer; clean-burning fuel technology isn't here; poverty and hunger continue to dominate regions and cultures. Surely after all this time, we should just admit that our resources need to be diverted to more immediate concerns that have the potential to reward us more quickly and efficiently?
Somewhere out there, a person still doesn't have the lowest interest rate on their fourth mortgage! In someone's backyard in Cleveland, there's a plant whose leaves may offer a slight reduction in hair loss among a small sampling of people in a clinical trial. And what are we doing? We're taking pictures of little spots of light millions of light years away. What's the point? If we still cannot produce a triple cheeseburger with "Swiss-flavored" cheese and "smoke-flavored" sauce for under 79 cents, something is wrong. Very wrong.
It's about time we got our priorities straight as Americans, the true superpower and leader of the free world and capital market.
We are wasting precious time and money staring into the heavens while other nations are rapidly approaching our advances in superior low-fat grilling technology. Somewhere out there, much closer than the moon or Mars, is the technology we need to make our clothes smell "winter fresh"; there's a new drink that's a cross between a Martini and Hawaiian Punch -- AND WE NEED TO FIND IT!
How much longer can we afford to spin our wheels with pointless interstellar pursuits when there are still movie scripts about rogue cops and cartoon characters that need to be green-lighted?
So we landed an RC car on Mars. Are you happy? Did we get any high-speed footage of this car in a chase sequence in which it flies into the air and explodes? No! What a total waste!
People, we need to get our priorities straight. Thank God for the Bush Administration!
Ok, ok, I do need to be fair to NASA. The organization did come up with the amazing "Contour Pillow(tm)", but I still sense that the NASA is being distracted with counterproductive ideals when an even more superior mattress technology is i
It would have to be a stealth project and include a plan to hijack Hubble's radio links, re-do the encryption and steal control away from NASA.
Shiver me timbers, Laddie! I be a Space Pirate!At least I'm thinking this would be a far better definition of "piracy" than downloading MP3s.
You were 80% angel, 10% demon. The rest was hard to explain. - Over The Rhine
"Math in a song is good."-Linford
The ad revenue should pay the bills.