Hubble plug to be pulled

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Oh, and my vote would be to keep Hubble going, but it isn't my bum on
the line, so I won't second guess NASA.

I think it is a shame that it may be allowed to die--but like you I have
pretty good confidence in the professionals' assessment.



Most of the jobs that used to be done by the Hubble are done by improved
Earth based telescopes today. Its mainly now used for spotting not the
major work.

Yes there would be some advantages to keep it going as it can see
spectrums that cannot penetrate the Earth's atmosphere but its
considered, not enough to justify the risk to the people on the shuttle
and its will outdated anyway soon.

--
Morality is like fashion. It changes all the time.

Observations of Bernard - No 54

NASA's afraid of another crew loss. So man the shuttle with old heads
like me. I'll go in a heart beat. That sucker can't be much trickier
to land than a 104
from its 15,000 foot high key. Wonder if John Glenn would side me. I'd
a damn sight rather die in the shuttle than in a hospital bed from
prostate cancer, my little souvenir from Vietnam and Agent Orange.
Walt BJ

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NASA's afraid of another crew loss. So man the shuttle with old heads
like me. I'll go in a heart beat. That sucker can't be much trickier
to land than a 104
from its 15,000 foot high key. Wonder if John Glenn would side me. I'd
a damn sight rather die in the shuttle than in a hospital bed from
prostate cancer, my little souvenir from Vietnam and Agent Orange.
Walt BJ

Which part would you play in Space Cowboys?
Eastwood, Sutherland, Jones or Garner?

Pete

"Pete" wrote in message ...
"WaltBJ" wrote in message
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NASA's afraid of another crew loss. So man the shuttle with old heads
like me. I'll go in a heart beat. That sucker can't be much trickier
to land than a 104
from its 15,000 foot high key. Wonder if John Glenn would side me. I'd
a damn sight rather die in the shuttle than in a hospital bed from
prostate cancer, my little souvenir from Vietnam and Agent Orange.
Walt BJ

Which part would you play in Space Cowboys?
Eastwood, Sutherland, Jones or Garner?

Pete

Dumb question - Sutherland, of course.
Walt BJ

WaltBJ wrote:

"Pete" wrote in message ...

Which part would you play in Space Cowboys?
Eastwood, Sutherland, Jones or Garner?

Pete

Dumb question - Sutherland, of course.

But Sutherland wasn't a pilot, being essentially blind. Gee, you don't suppose that may have
been related to . . . on second thought, it's probably better if we don't go there ;-)

Guy

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WaltBJ wrote:

"Pete" wrote in message
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Which part would you play in Space Cowboys?
Eastwood, Sutherland, Jones or Garner?

Pete

Dumb question - Sutherland, of course.

But Sutherland wasn't a pilot, being essentially blind. Gee, you don't
suppose that may have
been related to . . . on second thought, it's probably better if we don't
go there ;-)

"It's none of your business"
John Kerry responding to an American Voter during a town hall meeting, March
2004

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"Guy Alcala" wrote in message
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WaltBJ wrote:

"Pete" wrote in message
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Which part would you play in Space Cowboys?
Eastwood, Sutherland, Jones or Garner?

Pete

Dumb question - Sutherland, of course.

But Sutherland wasn't a pilot, being essentially blind. Gee, you don't
suppose that may have
been related to . . . on second thought, it's probably better if we don't
go there ;-)

"It's none of your business"
John Kerry responding to an American Voter during a town hall meeting, March
2004


It's all according to what the question was I suppose...if it was
none of his business then I'd say it was a good answer...
--

-Gord.

(WaltBJ) wrote in message . com...
NASA's afraid of another crew loss. So man the shuttle with old heads
like me. I'll go in a heart beat. That sucker can't be much trickier
to land than a 104 from its 15,000 foot high key. Wonder if John
Glenn would side me. I'd a damn sight rather die in the shuttle than
in a hospital bed from prostate cancer, my little souvenir from
Vietnam and Agent Orange.

I think NASA is more worried about another Shuttle loss. There's no
shortage of willing astronauts and astronaut candidates, but there is
a noticeable shortage of orbiters, and they're much harder (read:
impossible) to replace.

-jake

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NASA's afraid of another crew loss. So man the shuttle with old heads
like me. I'll go in a heart beat. That sucker can't be much trickier
to land than a 104 from its 15,000 foot high key. Wonder if John
Glenn would side me. I'd a damn sight rather die in the shuttle than
in a hospital bed from prostate cancer, my little souvenir from
Vietnam and Agent Orange.

I think NASA is more worried about another Shuttle loss. There's no
shortage of willing astronauts and astronaut candidates, but there is
a noticeable shortage of orbiters, and they're much harder (read:
impossible) to replace.

-jake

Yes,they aren't building any new Shuttles.
(and no replacement is even a few years away.)

Why don't they prepare unmanned supply rockets to deliver repair
parts/materials if needed as shown by an inspection after the Hubble is
serviced? If they can repair the Hubble in orbit,why can't they do a repair
on the Thermal Protection Shield? It need not be fancy,it just has to work.
The more experience they get repairing satellites in-orbit,the better.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net

There was this movie a few years ago, Walt ....

While there's still a little too much "spam in the can" to the work at
times, it's still the ultimate adventure, no? I know EXACTLY where you're
coming from.

R / John


"WaltBJ" wrote in message
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NASA's afraid of another crew loss. So man the shuttle with old heads
like me. I'll go in a heart beat. That sucker can't be much trickier
to land than a 104
from its 15,000 foot high key. Wonder if John Glenn would side me. I'd
a damn sight rather die in the shuttle than in a hospital bed from
prostate cancer, my little souvenir from Vietnam and Agent Orange.
Walt BJ