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Canadarm Company Bidding on Hubble Repair

Posted by michael on from the give-them-a-hand dept.

mhotchin writes "The Globe and Mail says that NASA has evaluated all the submissions for a robot repair mission to Hubble, and the only bid requested is from the Canadian company that developed the Canadarm. It appears they would copy the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator ('Dexter'), developed for ISS, as the main unit for the repairs."

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  1. helping is nice by everyplace · · Score: 3, Funny

    If ever there was a company to lend an arm to the repairs...

  2. Conversation... by stienman · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Sure, we can fix your satellite for ya, eh, but it'll cost ya two cases and season box seats for hockey."

    -Adam

    1. Re:Conversation... by Glasswire · · Score: 2, Funny

      That's assuming they like Blue. They may be 'EX' guys, Canajun drinkers or their one of those pussies drinkin american shit like Bud.

      ( Old Cdn joke: Why drinking american beer like making love in a canoe? They're both fuck'n near water! )

  3. Re:These guys are brilliant by MrAndrews · · Score: 2, Funny

    It all depends on who's buying the drinks, my friend.

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    The world's only surviving livewriter.
  4. Dexter's Laboratory is now a Vaccum by Marxist+Hacker+42 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Had to be said. (for those who don't know, Dexter is this crazy mad-scientist kid on a Cartoon Network show).

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    SJW: a person who perceives an injustice, and while correcting it, commits a greater injustice.
  5. Re:NASA outsourcing? by raider_red · · Score: 2, Funny

    They might as well. Their last piece of original work just flies in circles.

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    It's good to use your head, but not as a battering ram.
  6. Re:ISS helps USA? by Deltawolf · · Score: 2, Funny

    The HST can see to the farthest galaxys but can it see into Britney Spear's window like the NSA spy satellites can?

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    -Rights? What rights?
  7. Re:Hubble by bluGill · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hubble isn't broke, 3 months or 3,000 miles since the last oil change is nearly up. They just need to get it into the nearest Jippy Lube for an oil change and it will be good as new for anouther 3 months/3,000 miles.