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NASA Gives OK to Fix Hubble Telescope

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the bazillion-mile-oil-change dept.

Erick writes "NASA has decided to rescue the Hubble. This will come as great news to all of those who have advocated for fixing the ailing 'scopes sensors, gyros, etc. The article states that nine to 12 months of planning will precede a mission to the Hubble Telescope."

16 of 278 comments (clear)

  1. Want extra funding? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Make it a reality series! I know I'd watch them prepare and fix it.

    1. Re:Want extra funding? by Billy+the+Mountain · · Score: 5, Funny

      Make it a reality series! I know I'd watch them prepare and fix it.

      Yeah, I second that. Make it like Junkyard Wars or something.

      BTM

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      That was the turning point of my life--I went from negative zero to positive zero.
    2. Re:Want extra funding? by rossdee · · Score: 5, Funny

      I thought that the space equivalent of Junkyard Wars was the X Prize.

    3. Re:Want extra funding? by Mateito · · Score: 2, Funny

      So we get to send Paris Hilton off to Hubble?

      I'd watch that!

      Actually, maybe she's already in training, which explains the bruises (link omitted, as I can't find one that doesn't feature porn banners. Its a wierd world)

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      Norman Cook's Ode to Sl
  2. Overused quote of the day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win."

    -- Obi-Wan Kenobi

    1. Re:Overused quote of the day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Obi-wan said it first. Hello?!?!

      "Long long ago..."? Ring any bells?

      Gandhi was what? 50 years ago?

    2. Re:Overused quote of the day by Walrus99 · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Ruse de Rorce, Ruke."
      --Scooby Wan Kenobi

  3. Secret documents reavel the future of Hubble by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google's IPO is actually so they can BUY Hubble from the United States. This will allow them to index the entire UNIVERSE! Imagine being able to search Space!

    Oh, and they'll be renaming Hubble to Huugle.

    1. Re:Secret documents reavel the future of Hubble by fimbulvetr · · Score: 2, Funny

      remove the +"on earth"

  4. Re:NASA LIES!!! [partly OT] by Aadomm · · Score: 3, Funny

    Absolutely. This whole Mars fiasco has damaged NASA badly.

    Wonder if any of the X prize teams will be in a position to go up and fix the Hubble before NASA get around to it?

    --
    Mention the Lord of the Rings one more time and I'll more than likely kill you.
  5. You're fired... by lewko · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thank you. I just had a fantastic vision of Omarosa imploding in the vacuum of space...

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  6. Re:This is awesome... by garcia · · Score: 4, Funny

    What we need is more everything, less politics.

  7. Re:Cool by drinkypoo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nothing gives me more pride than to see a project for which I was a team leader for stay in the game against all odds.

    I'm sure all the astronomers of the world thank you. Someone had to be in charge of catering.

    --
    "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
  8. Yay! by sunking2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Many more years of neat looking background images. What would we do without Hubble!

  9. Soyuz rocket prepared w/ Windex and screwdriver by IronChefMorimoto · · Score: 5, Funny

    In related news, a Russian Soyuz rocket was prepared for the Hubble repair mission. In an effort to cuts costs on the project as much as possible, NASA officials are using the Russian-made space vehicle to facilitate the mission.

    Additionally, NASA will supply the two astronauts assigned the project a bottle of Windex and a roll of Bounty paper towels to clean the Hubble optics. If the budget permits, a Philips head screwdriver and one of those fancy Sears/Craftsman "GRIP" wrenches will also be thrown in to the duffle bag the astronauts are carrying with them for the flight.

    IronChefMorimoto

  10. The real reason by mackman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Secretary of State Rumsfeld insisted NASA "repair" the hubble by turning it around and pointing it at Earth.