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Hubble Verdict: De-Orbit
theonetruekeebler writes "CNN reports that NASA has reached a final decision for the Hubble space telescope: De-orbit. At some future date a liquid-fueled rocket will dock with the telescope and fire, hurling Hubble into the ocean. However, "Our best estimate is we probably will be able to continue to do science as we're doing it ... somewhere into 2008," according to program executive Mark Borkowski."
With extreme prejudice.
I know everything hasn't been quite right with me, but I can assure you now, very confidently, that it's going to be alright again...I feel much better now, I really do...Look, NASA, I can see you're really upset about this...I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill and think things over...
I know I've had some hardware issues recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal... I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission.
"...all the labours of the ages, all the devotion, all the inspiration, all the noonday brightness..." yada yada
"We're just going to make up some stuff. People never check things we say."
I say we take off and nuke that bitch from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Hope they attach the rocket correctly. We wouldn't want it crashing into the RIAA headquarters or anything.
Is Taco bell going to put a target out there again so we can all win free tacos?
At some future date a liquid-fueled rocket will dock with the telescope and fire, hurling Hubble into the ocean. However, "Our best estimate is we probably will be able to continue to do science as we're doing it ...
Whoa! Extreme!"
Yes, salt water embalming hubble by attaching and firing rockets that will drive it in a molten inferno into the ocean was an inspired idea. I am soooo glad they opted out of the fresh water embalming nonsense. That was just stupid!
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
hehe. and i guess what bad impressions hubble would make with the aliens... "Oh what a low civilisation, they actually put a wrong mirror into that telescope..."
HI O WISE PRINCE. WHT TOOK U SO DAM LONG?
We can eliminate step 3 by arming the weapons platform with a giant can of Raid.
Taco Bell will put a target in the ocean like they did for MIR when it was coming down... hmm I wonder
Let me guess, Bush writes all the speeding tickets and breaks up all the underage beer parties in your town too doesn't he?
Maybe you should take a civic's course while you are in school still...
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...can I have it? FIRST DIBS!
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Why not turn hubble into a big vacuum cleaner! As it de-orbits it scoops up all the debris in orbit forming a massive mountain in front of it. The more orbits the bigger it gets, the more debris it attracts. And when mom approves, THEN we dump the whole thing into the Pacific Ocean, and sell it to Disney for a new theme park!!
Two other options:
a) de-orbit into the sun. Nice recycle/reuse spin i.e. we get some of the energy back as sunlight; or
b) de-orbit into deep space. Nothing says "There's other intelligent life" to an alien scientist like a slightly used space telescope careening away from an overlooked solar system.
It just seems that de-orbiting to earth is riskier.
"Consensus" in science is _always_ a political construct.
Wow. That was very informative!
you did mean astronomy, yes?
"Our interests are to see if we can't scale it up to something more exciting," he said.