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Canadian Robot Could Rescue Hubble

Posted by timothy on from the mounties-in-space dept.

NETHED writes "We have all seen Stories about The Hubble Space Telescope and its current problems. Since then, NASA has okayed the fix of the HST. It seems that America's neighbor to the North has some answers. Dextre to the rescue. The mission would not be decided upon until next summer says Sean O'Keefe. It seems that NASA saw this as a good way to listen to the public for about 1.6 billion dollars." Update: 08/11 15:45 GMT by T : Reader Michael Mol dug up a link with a more technical explanation of Dextre, noting "It looks like Dextre's normally supposed to be attached to something before it performs work."

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  1. Canadian Robot to fix Canadian Telescope by shufler · · Score: 0, Troll

    The poster seems surprised that Canadians have a fix. It would make sense, since we built the thing.

  2. As always... by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 0, Troll

    Blame Canada!!!

  3. Etat-Unians are all morons ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    "America's neighbor to the North "

    Canadian are "THE" American , but unlike the Etat-Unians where not ashame to say from what part of America where from.

    Whe fought both World war from End to finish. Whe crushed and defeated the United States every time you declared war on us. Whe defeated the communist , Whe have the longuest unprotected border ( with no army right near it )because whe see no need to defend it because whe beaten the crap out of your entire overly numerous (1 to 10 000)army every time YOU declared war on us.

    On september 11, 2001 , your country whas defeated ,invaded and sending hundreds of thousand of people to there death , until whe had enough and did what whe do best SAVE the DAY And people YOU put in arms way, of course where no HERO for that its somehow part of our job to protect your country and its people, its not your president and armed forces jobs, dont thanks us too ( cynical on that last part )

    Whe are the US of A #1 OIL and GAS exporter , but you never figure that one out whe dont play the OPEP Arabs game.

    Whe man NASA at 30% because whe have the best Aerospacial divisions without our own launchers.

    CANADA stand for :

    C oureageous
    A merican
    N oble
    A merican
    D efender of
    A merica

    The lesser American that the United States represent Have Absolutely nothing To show THE REAL American , The Canadian

  4. Re:Way to go, 51st State! by udowish · · Score: 1, Troll

    Hum, I always thought of the US as the 11th Province personally. I never will understand the US arrogance however, without Canada there would be no US space program, there would have been no moon landings, no phones, the list grows and grows...

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  5. Re:Repairs by UnknownSoldier · · Score: 0, Troll

    > 1.6 billion for what?

    Obviously it's 1.6 Bill in Canadian money, which means 0.8 Billion US$ ;-)

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    1. Complain ........... $0.02
    2. Friend listens ..... $zero
    3. & offers solution .. $Priceless
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  6. As always... by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 0, Troll

    Blame Canada! (Reposted, account extreme moderator assholiness)