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Atlantis Links Up To Hubble For Repairs

Posted by timothy on from the hey-baby-I-see-the-stars-in-your-eyes dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Space Shuttle Atlantis has finally caught up with the Hubble Space Telescope after following it for several hours. The 'link up' between the Space Shuttle and Hubble was a very delicate one as the two were flying through space at 17,200 MPH, 300 miles above the Earth's surface. The robotic arm of the shuttle grappled the telescope at 1:14 PM EDT today. The telescope will be latched to a high-tech Lazy Susan device known as the Flight Support System for the duration of the servicing work."

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  1. ILzy Susan? by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is that like an epileptic version of a lazy susan? I don't even know how you make a typo like that without having some sort of seizure.

    1. Re:ILzy Susan? by kpainter · · Score: 4, Funny

      I just assumed it was another Apple product. iLzy Susan.

  2. Re:The Hubble can repair the Shuttle? by The+Ultimate+Fartkno · · Score: 5, Funny

    If Slashdot allowed image posting, this is where I'd post that picture from "UHF" where all the Asian dudes come out of the closet and yell "SUPPLIES!"

    But I can't do that, so the point is probably moo.

  3. Relative speeds by ergo98 · · Score: 5, Funny

    So they're going 17,200mph relative to the surface of the Earth? How fast are they going relative to some arbitrarily fixed point in the universe? Relative to another galaxy, we're hurtling towards it at some million mph, so maybe count that in as well.

    I am reaching for my pop can while we travel at over 1 million miles per hour. SUCCESS! POP CAN LINKUP COMPLETE!

    1. Re:Relative speeds by TopSpin · · Score: 4, Funny

      How fast are they going relative to some arbitrarily fixed point in the universe?

      I am also manipulating a soda container at 552 km/s (1.23M mph), relative to the CMB rest frame. Most highly trained soda operators are capable of this.

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      Lurking at the bottom of the gravity well, getting old
  4. Re:The Hubble can repair the Shuttle? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't do that, so the point is probably moo.

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    Hi, you dropped this while typing your post. I thought you might want it back.

  5. Not very difficult... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I used to bullseye wamprats in my T16 back home and they're not much bigger than the hubble

  6. Re:impressive/not impressive by mea37 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "flying through space at 17,200 MPH, 300 miles above the Earth's surface. " Not impressive.

    Then let's see you do it.

  7. Re:impressive/not impressive by maxume · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do you have a U.S. government that I can borrow for awhile?

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    Nerd rage is the funniest rage.
  8. Re:How about Relative Speed? by confused+one · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't understand it either, as I sit here, very carefully typing, going 17,880 MPH around the Sun.

  9. Re:The Hubble can repair the Shuttle? by Ihmhi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Joey: Because if he doesn't like you, this is all a moo point.
    Rachel: Huh. A moo point?
    Joey: Yeah, it's like a cow's opinion. It just doesn't matter. It's moo.

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    Random Thoughts From A Diseased Mind (Not For Dummies)