Space shuttle Atlantis is about to latch onto the Hubble Space Telescope to begin its repair mission; here’s the live feed from NASA TV as Atlantis approaches the telescope:
[Live feed now disabled…]
UPDATE at 5/13/09 10:17:48 am:
It’s so cool to watch this live — the shuttle has successfully used its grappling hook to grab the HST, and the repair mission can now proceed.
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Shug Wed, May 13, 2009 9:45:59am |
Go For grapple
otherwise known as the Bill Clinton maneuver
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vxbush Wed, May 13, 2009 9:47:31am |
I've had this up for the last hour. They've had to do some wild loop-de-loop maneuvers to get into place.
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MrSilverDragon Wed, May 13, 2009 9:48:48am |
Best of luck on the repairs, and wishing a safe return to the crew.
Salute.
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Kosh's Shadow Wed, May 13, 2009 9:51:01am |
re: #6 Shug
next, they grapple and muzzle Space Jesus
As we see a little plastic Jesus on the control panel of the Shuttle.
"I don't care if it rains or freezes
'long as I got my plastic Jesus
Glued to the dashboard of my car"
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 9:51:16am |
“To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee”
-Moby Dick
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Kosh's Shadow Wed, May 13, 2009 9:51:23am |
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WWID Wed, May 13, 2009 9:51:51am |
It really is beautiful, though, being outside of Earth. There's nothing up there but you and the universe.
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MrSilverDragon Wed, May 13, 2009 9:52:41am |
re: #9 calcajun
“To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee”
-Moby Dick
And all this time I thought it was Khan!
/feeling silly.
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Kragar Wed, May 13, 2009 9:53:20am |
"There is something on the wing...IT'S SPACE JESUS!"
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 9:53:27am |
re: #8 Kosh's Shadow
As we see a little plastic Jesus on the control panel of the Shuttle.
"I don't care if it rains or freezes
'long as I got my plastic Jesus
Glued to the dashboard of my car"
'Thou the drivin' may get hairy
Always rely on the Virgin Mary
Sittin' on the dashboard of my car
She is smiling, she is pleasant
She is even phosphorescent
Sittin' on the dashboard of my car
Ah, Tom Lehrer
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Wed, May 13, 2009 9:53:32am |
"Grabbing the Space Telescope"
What Han Solo does when Leia is away.
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Dianna Wed, May 13, 2009 9:53:33am |
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jorline Wed, May 13, 2009 9:53:41am |
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lawhawk Wed, May 13, 2009 9:53:51am |
Keep in mind that while the video shows that both the shuttle and Hubble are moving slowly relative to each other - both are zooming around the planet at an astounding ~17,500 mph.
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 9:54:22am |
re: #12 Shug
Khaaaaaaaaaaaan!
What a movie. With dialogue such as that to, "They put cweatures in our ears."
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vxbush Wed, May 13, 2009 9:54:47am |
This is nail-biting stuff, though. They send out that arm at just the wrong angle, and they either ruin Hubble or they send it off on a trajectory in the deep space. It has to be perfect.
I hope the astronaut running the arm has on some heavy-duty deodorant.
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WWID Wed, May 13, 2009 9:54:58am |
Then re: #22 lawhawk
Then again, we on Earth are hurtling even faster through space, and our solar system is moving even faster than that. It's all quite relative.
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 9:55:07am |
re: #18 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
"Grabbing the Space Telescope"
What Han Solo does when Leia is away.
*Whap* (though LOL) Must stay focused.
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Gearhead Wed, May 13, 2009 9:55:15am |
re: #9 calcajun
“To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee”-Moby Dick
KHANNNN! ! ! ! !
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MandyManners Wed, May 13, 2009 9:55:22am |
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Wed, May 13, 2009 9:55:40am |
re: #23 calcajun
What a movie. With dialogue such as that to, "They put cweatures in our ears."
"I mean to avenge myself upon you, Kirk!"
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MrSilverDragon Wed, May 13, 2009 9:55:46am |
re: #23 calcajun
What a movie. With dialogue such as that to, "They put cweatures in our ears."
As I haven't seen the newest Star Trek movie yet, The Wrath of Khan currently remains my top favorite movie from the series.
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Kosh's Shadow Wed, May 13, 2009 9:56:23am |
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 9:56:32am |
re: #8 Kosh's Shadow
Could be worse. Could have a pair of furry dice hanging from the rear-view mirror or one of them bobble-head dogs.
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Last Mohican Wed, May 13, 2009 9:56:38am |
re: #24 vxbush
This is nail-biting stuff, though. They send out that arm at just the wrong angle, and they either ruin Hubble or they send it off on a trajectory in the deep space. It has to be perfect.
It's sort of virtual nail-biting stuff from our end. All I see is some nerds sitting at computer screens.
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vxbush Wed, May 13, 2009 9:57:07am |
re: #34 Last Mohican
It's sort of virtual nail-biting stuff from our end. All I see is some nerds sitting at computer screens.
You just can't see their knees quaking under the table.
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Kosh's Shadow Wed, May 13, 2009 9:57:17am |
re: #19 Dianna
Sally Fields?
You're right. Mind glitch. It's been a long time since I've seen The Flying Nun
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Gearhead Wed, May 13, 2009 9:57:20am |
BTW, 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 approaching.
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 9:58:07am |
re: #31 MrSilverDragon
As I haven't seen the newest Star Trek movie yet, The Wrath of Khan currently remains my top favorite movie from the series.
Wrath of Khan is #1. First Contact is #2.
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Kosh's Shadow Wed, May 13, 2009 9:58:08am |
re: #33 calcajun
Could be worse. Could have a pair of furry dice hanging from the rear-view mirror or one of them bobble-head dogs.
Or worse, the bones and stuff the Reevers stick to their spacecraft.
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Honorary Yooper Wed, May 13, 2009 9:58:41am |
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 9:59:01am |
re: #32 Kosh's Shadow
Hmm. Don't know about that. Gotta check on that one.
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Last Mohican Wed, May 13, 2009 9:59:02am |
We'll get television back in five and a half minutes? Does that mean we'll actually be able to see what's going on?
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Desert Dog Wed, May 13, 2009 9:59:12am |
re: #38 Gearhead
BTW, 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 approaching.
They should dust off the movie sound stage they used and give us the "what are they doing now" lowdown!
/
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John Neverbend Wed, May 13, 2009 9:59:34am |
This is a great site that I only learned about by reading LGF. The font used by Nasa makes it look as though we're about to witness "HST Crapple".
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Desert Dog Wed, May 13, 2009 10:00:20am |
re: #44 Last Mohican
We'll get television back in five and a half minutes? Does that mean we'll actually be able to see what's going on?
They will have a ShamWow or Preparation H commercial right when the arm is extending out from the shuttle to grab the telescope....
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Last Mohican Wed, May 13, 2009 10:01:06am |
re: #46 John Neverbend
This is a great site that I only learned about by reading LGF. The font used by Nasa makes it look as though we're about to witness "HST Crapple".
They can send people into orbit to fix an orbiting space telescope, but they can't find a decent font.
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Gearhead Wed, May 13, 2009 10:01:14am |
I agree Khan is the best of the series.
Star Trek IV, on the other hand....
"I'm looking for the nuclear wessels."
"..double dumbass on you!"
"Cap'n! There be whales here!"
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opnion Wed, May 13, 2009 10:01:21am |
BHO is now objecting to release of the interrogation photos (FNC)
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Shug Wed, May 13, 2009 10:01:33am |
Meghan McArthur is a babe.
She can grapple me any time
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Pawn of the Oppressor Wed, May 13, 2009 10:01:49am |
Yaw commands to the telescope didn't go through for some reason, so they had to yaw the Shuttle instead.
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ilzito guacamolito Wed, May 13, 2009 10:01:59am |
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Desert Dog Wed, May 13, 2009 10:02:01am |
re: #46 John Neverbend
This is a great site that I only learned about by reading LGF. The font used by Nasa makes it look as though we're about to witness "HST Crapple".
Hey, welcome John!
Doesn't your back hurt from never bending?
/
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Desert Dog Wed, May 13, 2009 10:02:52am |
re: #56 ilzito guacamolito
Moby Dick said that?
That was Mrs. Dick. Apparently, Moby is a real jerk.
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Ford_Prefect Wed, May 13, 2009 10:03:38am |
Man, I could do better than this. I used to be really good at Asteroids!
//
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Last Mohican Wed, May 13, 2009 10:03:40am |
The guy in the lower right corner looks really bored.
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brookly red Wed, May 13, 2009 10:03:45am |
re: #52 opnion
BHO is now objecting to release of the interrogation photos (FNC)
I wounder why? My first though was to assert dominance over the court, but that may be just to simple.
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Gearhead Wed, May 13, 2009 10:03:48am |
re: #55 Pawn of the Oppressor
Yaw commands to the telescope didn't go through for some reason, so they had to yaw the Shuttle instead.
I didn't send any commends to the telescope....
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ilzito guacamolito Wed, May 13, 2009 10:04:25am |
re: #40 Kosh's Shadow
Or worse, the bones and stuff the Reevers stick to their spacecraft.
Or one of those now annoyingly ubiquitous windshield mounted GPS devices.
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John Neverbend Wed, May 13, 2009 10:04:35am |
re: #57 Desert Dog
Hey, welcome John!
Doesn't your back hurt from never bending?
/
Thank you for the welcome, Desert Dog. It's a privilege for me to be here. No, my back is fine, but thank you for asking.
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turn Wed, May 13, 2009 10:05:19am |
re: #20 turn
Is there sound on this feed?
If anybody else running IE is having trouble with the sound on Charles post go to the link and click under the "other viewing options" on the right side bar "windows media file" and then you'll have sound. worked for me anyway
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Desert Dog Wed, May 13, 2009 10:05:42am |
re: #61 brookly red
I wounder why? My first though was to assert dominance over the court, but that may be just to simple.
Maybe they are not evil enough to condemn the Bush administration and it will take all the wind out of their sails? Or, perhaps the importance of his office has sunk in and he realizes there is nothing good to be gained from releasing these?
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:05:48am |
re: #30 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
"I mean to avenge myself upon you, Kirk!"
He tasks me. He tasks me and I shall have him! I'll chase him 'round the moons of Nibia and 'round the Antares Maelstrom and 'round Perdition's flames before I give him up!
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JustABill Wed, May 13, 2009 10:05:53am |
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jcm Wed, May 13, 2009 10:06:04am |
Vehicles in proper position!
Quick get the kids away from the TV!
///////
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WWID Wed, May 13, 2009 10:06:13am |
It's a conspiracy! This is being filmed in front of a live studio audience!
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cheesehead Wed, May 13, 2009 10:06:27am |
Can someone explain in simple terms why an object needs to reach 17,500 MPH in order to reach and maintain orbit? What is it about that particular speed? Also, is it true that objects in orbit are actually in a perpetual fall-back to Earth? Thanks.
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turn Wed, May 13, 2009 10:06:36am |
Hey I saw LGF on one of those guys screens just now. (kidding)
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opnion Wed, May 13, 2009 10:06:44am |
re: #61 brookly red
I wounder why? My first though was to assert dominance over the court, but that may be just to simple.
My guess is that it would ramp up resentment among Muslims.
If our troops suffered because of the release & the Jihadists did video releases saying that the photos are the reason, BHO would have a problem.
He could have fought the ACLU on this.
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:06:47am |
re: #51 Gearhead
Oh, that was a fun one. ST V was directed by Shatner--need I say more. VI was OK.
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Dianna Wed, May 13, 2009 10:06:57am |
re: #43 calcajun
Hmm. Don't know about that. Gotta check on that one.
Serenity is the movie, and Firefly is the series. In both, we see that the Reavers have body parts strung all over their ships.
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Ford_Prefect Wed, May 13, 2009 10:07:27am |
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, May 13, 2009 10:07:39am |
What do you suppose the penalty would be if one of those "geek screens" was showing a game of solitaire?
Just wondering.
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:08:02am |
re: #69 jcm
Vehicles in proper position!
Quick get the kids away from the TV!///////
M: Bond, what do you think you're doing?
Q: I believe he's attempting re-entry, Sir.
About the only good dialogue from "Moonraker"
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KenJen Wed, May 13, 2009 10:08:28am |
re: #39 calcajun
Wrath of Khan is #1. First Contact is #2.
I just finished a book called Blue Latitudes about Captain Cook. The author points out the similarities between Star Trek and Cook's voyages. Captain James Kirk--Captain James Cook. Voyages to different worlds with unusual inhabitants. Roddenberry ripped off Cooks bio. Kind of interesting.
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Gearhead Wed, May 13, 2009 10:08:30am |
re: #70 WWID
It's a conspiracy! This is being filmed in front of a live studio audience!
It's Oprah's show. See the KFC coupons sticking out of the access panel?
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:09:31am |
re: #70 WWID
It's a conspiracy! This is being filmed in front of a live studio audience!
Yeah--one of those astronauts looks like OJ!//
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Gearhead Wed, May 13, 2009 10:10:31am |
That's not so hard. I used to grapple womprats in my T-16 back home. They're not much bigger than Hubble.
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:10:40am |
re: #82 KenJen
I just finished a book called Blue Latitudes about Captain Cook. The author points out the similarities between Star Trek and Cook's voyages. Captain James Kirk--Captain James Cook. Voyages to different worlds with unusual inhabitants. Roddenberry ripped off Cooks bio. Kind of interesting.
Acutally, the network was looking for "Wagon Train" in space. Roddenberry wanted to make it like Forester's "Hornblower" series.
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jcm Wed, May 13, 2009 10:10:44am |
Hey! wait a minute how come we can't see stars?
It's being faked!
/////////
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Desert Dog Wed, May 13, 2009 10:10:53am |
It looks large than I expected.....or, it just seems that way from the camera angle
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brookly red Wed, May 13, 2009 10:11:03am |
re: #73 opnion
My guess is that it would ramp up resentment among Muslims.
If our troops suffered because of the release & the Jihadists did video releases saying that the photos are the reason, BHO would have a problem.
He could have fought the ACLU on this.
Maybe, maybe, maybe. Something odd is going on here...
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Shug Wed, May 13, 2009 10:11:10am |
U.S.A!
something going faster than a speeding bullet, and they are able to find it, match it's speed, approach, grasp and repair it. ( I know, putting the cart before the horse. don't mean to jinx them )
kudos to the hard work of so many talented people!
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Last Mohican Wed, May 13, 2009 10:11:28am |
Wow, I went away for a minute to answer the phone, and now when I come back, there's people in SPACE!
Cool.
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Kosh's Shadow Wed, May 13, 2009 10:11:34am |
re: #71 cheesehead
Can someone explain in simple terms why an object needs to reach 17,500 MPH in order to reach and maintain orbit? What is it about that particular speed? Also, is it true that objects in orbit are actually in a perpetual fall-back to Earth? Thanks.
The orbital speed depends on radius.
Yes, an object is always falling.
What makes it an orbit is that it misses the Earth. That is, its speed is such that instead of hitting the Earth, it ends up as far away from the Earth as it was earlier.
This is hard to explain without "visual aids", though.
Let me see if I can do it in text "art"
Start:
O-->
--- ground
Later
---
---
--- O
--- %P%
--- V
That is, by the later picture, it is as far from the earth as it was in the first one, but it has not only "fallen" well below where the ground would have been if Earth were flat, but it has moved as far away from the surface as it was (for a circular orbit)
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:11:38am |
re: #88 Gearhead
I used to grapple womprats in my T-16 back home.
We've warned you about sharing too much. Now, the PETA people will be contacting you.
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opnion Wed, May 13, 2009 10:12:03am |
Being reported now that Islamists in Afhanistan used poison gas to prevent girls from going to school.
This ties into school girls having acid splashed in their faces in Kandahr
to prevent girls from going to school.
BHO needs to bring these people here to enlighten us.
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Ford_Prefect Wed, May 13, 2009 10:12:26am |
Is it just me, or does it look like it is wrapped in cellophane?
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:12:31am |
re: #92 Desert Dog
It looks large than I expected.....or, it just seems that way from the camera angle
I thought you said size doesn't matter!
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Last Mohican Wed, May 13, 2009 10:12:38am |
re: #94 Shug
U.S.A!
something going faster than a speeding bullet, and they are able to find it, match it's speed, approach, grasp and repair it. ( I know, putting the cart before the horse. don't mean to jinx them )
kudos to the hard work of so many talented people!
It is pretty cool that they can even get this close.
On the other hand, I'm working up the energy to empty the dishwasher soon. The entire dishwasher.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 13, 2009 10:13:06am |
Who is that guy sticking his head out of the side of the telescope?
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KenJen Wed, May 13, 2009 10:13:07am |
re: #90 calcajun
I'll take your word for it. The similarities pointed out in the book were striking tough.
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Gearhead Wed, May 13, 2009 10:13:09am |
re: #91 jcm
Hey! wait a minute how come we can't see stars?
It's being faked!
/////////
Paris and Angelina have been asked to stand out of the shot so as not to distract the crew.
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That's Mr. President to you Wed, May 13, 2009 10:13:20am |
As I watch this, some much needed improvements to the space program have become obvious to me:
1) Where is my picture?
2) Those big blue desk thingys that the engineers sit behind don't look cool enough. They should be transparent acrylic with cool apple monitors on them.
3) All the engineers need a makeover. They need longer hair and tats.
4) Where is my picture?
5) Dead air - what is with that? These geeks come on and talk once in a while but there is dead air in between. Maybe an announcer should come on in between and talk about how wonderful I am.
6) Atlantis? Didn't that sink? Why that name? I think "Ostranomy 1" would be a better name for a ship that works on telescope.
7) Hubble? That name makes me think of fat white guys watching NASCAR. We need to rename it "Ostronomy scOpe 1".
8) Where is my picture?
9) The cameraman sucks. Got steadycam? I should get my buds in HWood on this one.
10) Change!
10)
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Pawn of the Oppressor Wed, May 13, 2009 10:13:23am |
I wonder if it's like docking with the ISS, where they have to wait a few minutes after docking for all the little wiggles and wobbles to dampen out.
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Last Mohican Wed, May 13, 2009 10:13:27am |
Are they going to attach the shuttle to that disc-like thing?
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, May 13, 2009 10:13:57am |
re: #75 Dianna
Serenity is the movie, and Firefly is the series. In both, we see that the Reavers have body parts strung all over their ships.
I haven't seen either, but after watching Terminator: The Sarah Chronicles, I kind of want to.
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Kosh's Shadow Wed, May 13, 2009 10:14:08am |
re: #96 Kosh's Shadow
Charles scripts messed up the formatting of my pictures. Oh well. I hope the explanation was adequate.
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Gearhead Wed, May 13, 2009 10:14:17am |
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 13, 2009 10:14:23am |
Where do they install the Illudium Q-36 Space Modulator?
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Pawn of the Oppressor Wed, May 13, 2009 10:14:32am |
It's like watching a cheesy horror movie with a POV cam on the monster.
Dundundundundundundah *scream*
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Last Mohican Wed, May 13, 2009 10:14:42am |
re: #110 Kosh's Shadow
Charles scripts messed up the formatting of my pictures. Oh well. I hope the explanation was adequate.
Charles' scripts are anti-science.
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:14:46am |
re: #109 Mad Al-Jaffee
I haven't seen either, but after watching Terminator: The Sarah Chronicles, I kind of want to.
From the winter of discontent to the Summer of Serenity, eh?
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jcm Wed, May 13, 2009 10:15:16am |
re: #108 Last Mohican
Are they going to attach the shuttle to that disc-like thing?
Yep, that triangle thing sticks out and the clamps on the arm latch on to it.
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brookly red Wed, May 13, 2009 10:15:20am |
re: #107 Pawn of the Oppressor
I wonder if it's like docking with the ISS, where they have to wait a few minutes after docking for all the little wiggles and wobbles to dampen out.
not touching that :)
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, May 13, 2009 10:15:29am |
Capture!
This is better than "Apollo 13", probably because it's real-life.
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:15:31am |
re: #117 vxbush
Now that they have it, what then? Gotta fix and clean the thing.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, May 13, 2009 10:15:36am |
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opnion Wed, May 13, 2009 10:15:54am |
re: #93 brookly red
Maybe, maybe, maybe. Something odd is going on here...
Obama has become a Regan Republican?
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Pawn of the Oppressor Wed, May 13, 2009 10:16:11am |
They wouldn't want me for that job. I would spin the end effector and make Hubble do a 360 when nobody was looking.
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Last Mohican Wed, May 13, 2009 10:16:15am |
When they tap the HST, doesn't it perturb the orbit a little bit?
NASA should consult with me before they try stuff like this. They're liable to send the whole thing plummeting into the atmosphere.
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:16:29am |
re: #126 Mad Al-Jaffee
Ah, the kind of gal that puts steam in a man's strides.
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vxbush Wed, May 13, 2009 10:16:30am |
re: #124 calcajun
Now that they have it, what then? Gotta fix and clean the thing.
Well, sure. A lube job in space takes a little extra work. and don't forget to wipe the windows, you know.
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Ford_Prefect Wed, May 13, 2009 10:17:04am |
re: #131 vxbush
Well, sure. A lube job in space takes a little extra work. and don't forget to wipe the windows, you know.
Check the tire pressure.
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cheesehead Wed, May 13, 2009 10:17:12am |
re: #96 Kosh's Shadow
I'll assume the Earth has a radius of roughly 17,500 miles then? I know the principle of "orbit" is relatively simple, but it still gives my a headache! Thanks for the info Shadow.
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vxbush Wed, May 13, 2009 10:17:20am |
re: #129 Last Mohican
When they tap the HST, doesn't it perturb the orbit a little bit?
NASA should consult with me before they try stuff like this. They're liable to send the whole thing plummeting into the atmosphere.
I would assume they would use thrusters on the shuttle to keep it relatively in place. The motion of the arm has to be compensated for.
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ilzito guacamolito Wed, May 13, 2009 10:17:30am |
re: #94 Shug
U.S.A!
something going faster than a speeding bullet, and they are able to find it, match it's speed, approach, grasp and repair it. ( I know, putting the cart before the horse. don't mean to jinx them )
kudos to the hard work of so many talented people!
Oh, quit that flag wavin'! I am sure the Palis or Norks are just a hair behind us in sending up a shuttle to the space station.
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MrSilverDragon Wed, May 13, 2009 10:17:34am |
re: #127 opnion
Obama has become a Regan Republican?
If that happened, the sky would darkened out by pigs.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, May 13, 2009 10:17:48am |
350 statute miles altitude.
Does this make it a "statutory grapple"?
/some perverted lizard running with that in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ...
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That's Glenn Beck to you Wed, May 13, 2009 10:17:54am |
Another fine achievement for the Discovery Institute.
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jcm Wed, May 13, 2009 10:18:04am |
Hubble has a lot of mass, it would weigh 24,000 lbs on earth.
The arm is very slender on earth the arm can't lift itself. So pulling Hubble into the shuttle is a slow operation. With Hubble's mass they can't accelerate Hubble very much while moving it lest they break the arm.
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brookly red Wed, May 13, 2009 10:18:07am |
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Russkilitlover Wed, May 13, 2009 10:18:07am |
re: #123 pre-Boomer Marine brat
Capture!
This is better than "Apollo 13", probably because it's real-life.
And Apollo 13 wasn't? Hmmmm, I remember fixated in front of the TV news for hours.
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beblebrox Wed, May 13, 2009 10:18:33am |
1st star to the right; and straight on 'till morning.
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:18:53am |
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Spider Mensch Wed, May 13, 2009 10:19:14am |
watching this reminds me of a funny quote from when I was in the military..I was talking to one of the navy fighter pilots up on the deck one day, and the subject turned to inflight refueling..and basically how difficult it was to get the fuel probe into the A-6 tankers fuel drop line basket..his line "well, somedays it's like trying to stick a banana up a wildcats ass"..lol..always laugh to myself remembering that line.
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Kosh's Shadow Wed, May 13, 2009 10:19:31am |
re: #133 cheesehead
I'll assume the Earth has a radius of roughly 17,500 miles then? I know the principle of "orbit" is relatively simple, but it still gives my a headache! Thanks for the info Shadow.
No. First, orbits are longer than an hour, and it is the circumference of the orbit divided by the orbital period that gives the speed.
The higher the orbit, the longer the circumference - but the slower the orbital velocity. At around 23,000 miles, the orbit takes 24 hours, keeping the object over the same spot on Earth. That is the geostationary orbit communication satellites use.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, May 13, 2009 10:19:34am |
re: #141 Russkilitlover
And Apollo 13 wasn't? Hmmmm, I remember fixated in front of the TV news for hours.
NO!
I'm ONLY talking about the movie itself (which is one of my favorites, btw)
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opnion Wed, May 13, 2009 10:20:00am |
re: #131 vxbush
Well, sure. A lube job in space takes a little extra work. and don't forget to wipe the windows, you know.
Bet that they tell them that they need new windshield wipers, they always do.
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:20:18am |
re: #145 Ford_Prefect
I hope they remembered their towels.
Maybe they'll spritz a little air freshener, too. Oops--silly me--it's a vacuum up there.
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Kragar Wed, May 13, 2009 10:20:29am |
re: #148 opnion
Bet that they tell them that they need new windshield wipers, they always do.
And to change the air filter
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Desert Dog Wed, May 13, 2009 10:20:44am |
re: #148 opnion
Bet that they tell them that they need new windshield wipers, they always do.
NASA got a random call telling them the warranty on their telescope was about to expire...
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 13, 2009 10:21:08am |
re: #136 MrSilverDragon
If that happened, the sky would darkened out by pigs.
Then we would get to see Pigs in Space.
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:21:15am |
re: #142 beblebrox
1st star to the right; and straight on 'till morning.
Peter Pan and Trek VI
(God, my brain is a receptacle for completely worthless information)
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Kragar Wed, May 13, 2009 10:21:17am |
re: #149 calcajun
Maybe they'll spritz a little air freshener, too. Oops--silly me--it's a vacuum up there.
They better vacuum with the rates they're charging!
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Honorary Yooper Wed, May 13, 2009 10:21:23am |
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Russkilitlover Wed, May 13, 2009 10:21:26am |
re: #147 pre-Boomer Marine brat
NO!
I'm ONLY talking about the movie itself (which is one of my favorites, btw)
Yeah, I know. I forgot my my winkie motif ;-}
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Pawn of the Oppressor Wed, May 13, 2009 10:21:27am |
re: #135 ilzito guacamolito
Oh, quit that flag wavin'! I am sure the Palis or Norks are just a hair behind us in sending up a shuttle to the space station.
This broadcast is probably on Nork TV right now with all the NASA logos blacked out and the controllers dubbed over with Korean voices.
We are talking about a country that has a statue of OUR Space Shuttle on display, implying that it's a North Korean achievement.
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opnion Wed, May 13, 2009 10:21:38am |
re: #151 Desert Dog
NASA got a random call telling them the warranty on their telescope was about to expire...
Didn't get the extended warranty , huh?
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sattv4u2 Wed, May 13, 2009 10:21:42am |
re: #149 calcajun
Maybe they'll spritz a little air freshener, too. Oops--silly me--it's a vacuum up there.
That joke sucked. Hoover said it should be reprimanded
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, May 13, 2009 10:21:46am |
re: #151 Desert Dog
NASA got a random call telling them the warranty on their telescope was about to expire...
Which lens itself to ANOTHER story about that sucker!
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ilzito guacamolito Wed, May 13, 2009 10:22:17am |
re: #106 That's Mr. President to you
10) Change!
10)
Ah, disrespect intended, but I believe 11 comes after 10.
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redstateredneck Wed, May 13, 2009 10:22:27am |
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, May 13, 2009 10:22:43am |
re: #159 sattv4u2
That joke sucked. Hoover said it should be reprimanded
You're right. Nature abhorred that joke.
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itellu3times Wed, May 13, 2009 10:22:48am |
OT: Google ad flashed by at the top of my LGF page -
Does Intelligent Design agree with the Bible? Click here and find out!
(I didn't click or even see where it lead)
/barf
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vxbush Wed, May 13, 2009 10:23:02am |
So: shouldn't they update the modem on the Hubble? Get something reasonable modern up there, you know.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, May 13, 2009 10:23:06am |
re: #161 ilzito guacamolito
Ah, disrespect intended, but I believe 11 comes after 10.
The teleprompter was stuttering.
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cheesehead Wed, May 13, 2009 10:23:13am |
re: #146 Kosh's Shadow
No. First, orbits are longer than an hour, and it is the circumference of the orbit divided by the orbital period that gives the speed.
The higher the orbit, the longer the circumference - but the slower the orbital velocity. At around 23,000 miles, the orbit takes 24 hours, keeping the object over the same spot on Earth. That is the geostationary orbit communication satellites use.
Now it makes more sense. I always wondered why geostationary satellites were placed at approx. 23,000 miles. Thanks again!
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:23:21am |
re: #159 sattv4u2
That joke sucked. Hoover said it should be reprimanded
Ohhh. I Bisseled at that remark.
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Desert Dog Wed, May 13, 2009 10:23:57am |
re: #161 ilzito guacamolito
Ah, disrespect intended, but I believe 11 comes after 10.
Only on Spinal Tap amps
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JustABill Wed, May 13, 2009 10:24:32am |
re: #71 cheesehead
Can someone explain in simple terms why an object needs to reach 17,500 MPH in order to reach and maintain orbit? What is it about that particular speed? Also, is it true that objects in orbit are actually in a perpetual fall-back to Earth? Thanks.
Its not a magic number for an orbit, the value will change based on the altitude you want to orbit at. It is true that in orbit an object is in perpetual freefall. The way to think about it is as if you had a ball on the end of a string and were to swing it over your head. The string is always exerting a force on the ball directed back to the center. Assuming you swing the ball faster, the force on the string will increase.
In space gravity replaces the string, always pulling the object back twords the center of the earth. For a circular orbit to be stable the force provided by gravity must be just enough to keep the satalite at the same elevation. If the satalite is moving too slow, gravity will pull it back to earth, if it moves too fast, it will move farther from earth, possible to a higher orbit.
The force required to keep something moving in a circle (string or gravity) is Mass of the object * Velocity of the object^2/Radius of the circle. For a stable orbit, this must equal gravitational force which is equal to G (Mass of the Earth)(Mass of the obect)/Radius of orbit^2
or
Mo V^2 = G Me Mo
------- --------
R R^2
Note that the mass of the object appears on the top of both sides so it cancels out...
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ilzito guacamolito Wed, May 13, 2009 10:24:39am |
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opnion Wed, May 13, 2009 10:24:48am |
FNC is now reporting that BHO not only opposes release of the photos, but that he will actually fight it.
Gibbs will have a press conference shortly.
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Honorary Yooper Wed, May 13, 2009 10:24:51am |
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Gearhead Wed, May 13, 2009 10:24:57am |
re: #165 vxbush
So: shouldn't they update the modem on the Hubble? Get something reasonable modern up there, you know.
They'll be installing a Hayes 3600 Smartmodem.
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Desert Dog Wed, May 13, 2009 10:25:00am |
re: #170 vxbush
You're such a (dirt) devil.
You guys should Tyson other subjects to pun besides this one, it sucks!
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Kragar Wed, May 13, 2009 10:25:04am |
re: #158 opnion
Didn't get the extended warranty , huh?
You just know its going to end up on blocks in the garage, parts scattered in cardboard boxes throughout the house, hyperbolic mirrors soaking in degreaser in the kitchen sink.
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cheesehead Wed, May 13, 2009 10:25:08am |
Are they going to use Windex or Glass Plus when they wipe the lens? Inquiring minds want to know.
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doppelganglander Wed, May 13, 2009 10:25:09am |
re: #129 Last Mohican
Are you still here? NRO has an interview with Marco Rubio. It doesn't touch on ID in the schools. I really hope he backs off of that position because I really like what he has to say on other issues and the direction of the GOP.
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MrSilverDragon Wed, May 13, 2009 10:25:22am |
re: #172 ilzito guacamolito
Whew! It was getting pretty Dyson up there.
I'm getting to Thermax level of tolerance for these puns...
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Liberal Classic Wed, May 13, 2009 10:25:29am |
I'm going to miss the shuttle once its retired.
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doppelganglander Wed, May 13, 2009 10:25:50am |
re: #173 opnion
FNC is now reporting that BHO not only opposes release of the photos, but that he will actually fight it.
Gibbs will have a press conference shortly.
Sorry, wasn't he the one who wanted to release the photos in the first place? I think he's trying to have it both ways.
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JohnnyReb Wed, May 13, 2009 10:25:51am |
re: #171 JustABill
No one said there would be math today!@@@@
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Last Mohican Wed, May 13, 2009 10:25:55am |
re: #157 Pawn of the Oppressor
We are talking about a country that has a statue of OUR Space Shuttle on display, implying that it's a North Korean achievement.
They do? Wow. They're worse than I thought.
On the other hand, they can organize about a half million people to hold up big colored cards in unison, forming a picture of their leader. That's pretty cool. I've never seen America do that.
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opnion Wed, May 13, 2009 10:26:24am |
re: #177 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
You just know its going to end up on blocks in the garage, parts scattered in cardboard boxes throughout the house, hyperbolic mirrors soaking in degreaser in the kitchen sink.
As long as it's not on blocks in the front yard.
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redstateredneck Wed, May 13, 2009 10:26:31am |
re: #184 Last Mohican
They do? Wow. They're worse than I thought.
On the other hand, they can organize about a half million people to hold up big colored cards in unison, forming a picture of their leader. That's pretty cool. I've never seen America do that.
Don't give BO any ideas.
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:26:38am |
re: #178 cheesehead
Are they going to use Windex or Glass Plus when they wipe the lens? Inquiring minds want to know.
Spit. The astronauts have to open and close their face shields really, really fast.
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Last Mohican Wed, May 13, 2009 10:26:39am |
re: #179 doppelganglander
Are you still here? NRO has an interview with Marco Rubio. It doesn't touch on ID in the schools. I really hope he backs off of that position because I really like what he has to say on other issues and the direction of the GOP.
Still here. Thanks for the link.
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Shug Wed, May 13, 2009 10:26:42am |
re: #173 opnion
FNC is now reporting that BHO not only opposes release of the photos, but that he will actually fight it.
Gibbs will have a press conference shortly.
apparently some of the photos showed nancy pelosi placing panties on prisoners heads.....
who knew
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brookly red Wed, May 13, 2009 10:26:52am |
re: #184 Last Mohican
They do? Wow. They're worse than I thought.
On the other hand, they can organize about a half million people to hold up big colored cards in unison, forming a picture of their leader. That's pretty cool. I've never seen America do that.
yet...
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Honorary Yooper Wed, May 13, 2009 10:27:03am |
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vxbush Wed, May 13, 2009 10:27:04am |
Ah; replacing the antennae, possibly. I would highly recommend that, NASA. Not that you're listening to me....
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lawhawk Wed, May 13, 2009 10:27:04am |
OT:
Obama to block release of detainee photos.
Ummm... another position now oddly in line with President Bush. How'd that happen? Oh yeah, reality and national security aren't exactly the Democrats' strong suits.
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MrSilverDragon Wed, May 13, 2009 10:27:12am |
re: #184 Last Mohican
They do? Wow. They're worse than I thought.
On the other hand, they can organize about a half million people to hold up big colored cards in unison, forming a picture of their leader. That's pretty cool. I've never seen America do that.
Would bring new meaning to the term "dead pixel" if one of those people screwed up.
/I blame the sheep.
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:27:17am |
re: #181 Liberal Classic
I'm going to miss the shuttle once its retired.
There, there. You can go visit it on the weekends at the home.
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doppelganglander Wed, May 13, 2009 10:27:28am |
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Desert Dog Wed, May 13, 2009 10:28:07am |
re: #184 Last Mohican
They do? Wow. They're worse than I thought.
On the other hand, they can organize about a half million people to hold up big colored cards in unison, forming a picture of their leader. That's pretty cool. I've never seen America do that.
They can build really cool hotels....sorta
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Kosh's Shadow Wed, May 13, 2009 10:28:27am |
re: #189 Shug
apparently some of the photos showed nancy pelosi placing panties on prisoners heads.....
who knew
Now that is torture in my book.
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Last Mohican Wed, May 13, 2009 10:28:29am |
So what's the deal now? They're having trouble communicating with HST?
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vxbush Wed, May 13, 2009 10:28:46am |
Has anyone heard if Hubble will actually fit into the shuttle's bay, especially with the solar panels extended? I'm assuming no.
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lawhawk Wed, May 13, 2009 10:28:47am |
re: #194 MrSilverDragon
Well, the North Koreans know all about dead pixels. They're the country that is an effective black hole surrounded by the brilliance of its neighbors.
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:28:49am |
re: #176 Desert Dog
You guys should Tyson other subjects to pun besides this one, it sucks!
You all should learn to Kirby your enthusiasm.
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Shug Wed, May 13, 2009 10:28:58am |
19 years in space. hubble still looks magnificent.
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opnion Wed, May 13, 2009 10:29:07am |
re: #182 doppelganglander
Sorry, wasn't he the one who wanted to release the photos in the first place? I think he's trying to have it both ways.
I think that may be true. When he had a chance to block it, he didn't.
If he is serious the government will have to appeal. If he does that, then I would sy that he means it, for whatever reason.
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Dianna Wed, May 13, 2009 10:29:15am |
re: #182 doppelganglander
Sorry, wasn't he the one who wanted to release the photos in the first place? I think he's trying to have it both ways.
Doesn't he always?
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, May 13, 2009 10:29:31am |
re: #184 Last Mohican
They do? Wow. They're worse than I thought.
On the other hand, they can organize about a half million people to hold up big colored cards in unison, forming a picture of their leader. That's pretty cool. I've never seen America do that.
I think if our lives depended on it, we could do a pretty cool half-time routine for Obama.
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cheesehead Wed, May 13, 2009 10:29:47am |
re: #171 JustABill
Thanks JustABill, you had me grasping it until the formula. Back to my high school algebra! Your explanation helped though.
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:29:48am |
re: #199 Kosh's Shadow
Now that is torture in my book.
In some universe, there are people who would pay good money to have that done to them.
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redstateredneck Wed, May 13, 2009 10:30:00am |
re: #198 Desert Dog
They can build really cool hotels....sorta
Just takes awhile.
Construction began in 1987 and ceased in 1992, due to the government's financial difficulties. The unfinished hotel remained untouched until April 2008, when construction resumed after being inactive for 16 years.[3]
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Liberal Classic Wed, May 13, 2009 10:30:01am |
re: #200 Last Mohican
So what's the deal now? They're having trouble communicating with HST?
They missed a confirmation that the attitude jets on the HST were offline. I think the shuttle is blocking the signal, so they're going to switch to a different antenna and spin the shuttle around.
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lawhawk Wed, May 13, 2009 10:30:12am |
re: #201 vxbush
The shuttle originally launched the Hubble telescope, so it will definitely fit. The solar arrays can be folded up, but when they work on the Hubble, it's sticking out perpendicular from the cargo bay.
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jorline Wed, May 13, 2009 10:30:15am |
They're seething over at HuffPoo
TheRamm
They have k illed over 1,3 million iraqi's ..........
could this be worse ?
besides Obama kept renditions ....he likes tort ure
Posted 01:23 PM on 05/13/2009
Link is not Huffington...I wouldn't do that to a lizard.
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ilzito guacamolito Wed, May 13, 2009 10:30:29am |
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JohnnyReb Wed, May 13, 2009 10:30:45am |
re: #206 opnion
I think that may be true. When he had a chance to block it, he didn't.
If he is serious the government will have to appeal. If he does that, then I would sy that he means it, for whatever reason.
I think he is just playing both sides of the fence on this. He will make all kinds of noise but not actually do anything to stop the release of the photos. That way they will in fact be released and if/when anything bad happens he can say he tried to stop it but he lost.
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vxbush Wed, May 13, 2009 10:30:49am |
Why does Hubble look like a giant Mrs. Butterworth bottle right now?
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, May 13, 2009 10:30:56am |
re: #152 NJDhockeyfan
See, ... now you've distracted me from the thread with 7 minutes of Pigs in Space!
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:31:28am |
re: #184 Last Mohican
They do? Wow. They're worse than I thought.
On the other hand, they can organize about a half million people to hold up big colored cards in unison, forming a picture of their leader. That's pretty cool. I've never seen America do that.
Wait. It's coming.
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vxbush Wed, May 13, 2009 10:32:04am |
re: #213 lawhawk
The shuttle originally launched the Hubble telescope, so it will definitely fit. The solar arrays can be folded up, but when they work on the Hubble, it's sticking out perpendicular from the cargo bay.
Gotcha. I didn't think they were going to work on it in the bay with the doors closed. I thought I remembered that they launched it, but couldn't remember for sure. They just mentioned all the spacewalks, so hopefully they won't lose any tools this time.
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:32:05am |
re: #217 vxbush
Why does Hubble look like a giant Mrs. Butterworth bottle right now?
Damn--they're at the wrong one. Wave off! Wave off!
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Russkilitlover Wed, May 13, 2009 10:32:13am |
re: #173 opnion
FNC is now reporting that BHO not only opposes release of the photos, but that he will actually fight it.
Gibbs will have a press conference shortly.
Do our illustrious bozos know anything about diplomacy? Should this really be debated between the 2 countries in the press?
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Last Mohican Wed, May 13, 2009 10:32:20am |
re: #212 Liberal Classic
Ah. I guess they don't want to start tinkering with the telescope until they're sure that its jets have been turned off.
Aren't the shuttle and the telescope linked now, so that they'll spin the whole assembly together? And if so, why can I see (I think) the entire telescope now, without the shuttle being docked to it?
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:32:39am |
re: #218 pre-Boomer Marine brat
See, ... now you've distracted me from the thread with 7 minutes of Pigs in Space!
Insidious, isn't it?
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doppelganglander Wed, May 13, 2009 10:33:00am |
re: #207 Dianna
Doesn't he always?
So true. BTW, welcome back. I noticed you were on last night but I didn't have anything interesting to add to the discussion. Hope the book is going well.
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Last Mohican Wed, May 13, 2009 10:33:07am |
re: #221 calcajun
Damn--they're at the wrong one. Wave off! Wave off!
Stupid Ms. Butterworth promotion...
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Guanxi88 Wed, May 13, 2009 10:33:21am |
re: #220 vxbush
Gotcha. I didn't think they were going to work on it in the bay with the doors closed. I thought I remembered that they launched it, but couldn't remember for sure. They just mentioned all the spacewalks, so hopefully they won't lose any tools this time.
And I understand they've had nothing but trouble getting the pod bay doors open.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, May 13, 2009 10:33:26am |
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Kosh's Shadow Wed, May 13, 2009 10:33:45am |
re: #227 Guanxi88
And I understand they've had nothing but trouble getting the pod bay doors open.
I'm sorry, Dave, but I cannot do that.
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Gearhead Wed, May 13, 2009 10:33:50am |
Everything pauses for a moment as Hubble passes directly over a nude beach...
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vxbush Wed, May 13, 2009 10:33:51am |
re: #223 Last Mohican
Ah. I guess they don't want to start tinkering with the telescope until they're sure that its jets have been turned off.
Aren't the shuttle and the telescope linked now, so that they'll spin the whole assembly together? And if so, why can I see (I think) the entire telescope now, without the shuttle being docked to it?
The arm has the Hubble now, but I think with the mass of the Hubble it could do some wanky things on its own if they don't do this slowly enough.
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opnion Wed, May 13, 2009 10:34:00am |
re: #189 Shug
apparently some of the photos showed nancy pelosi placing panties on prisoners heads.....
who knew
But she didn't know that it was wrong at the time. You know Bush liked to her or something.
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Dianna Wed, May 13, 2009 10:34:27am |
re: #225 doppelganglander
So true. BTW, welcome back. I noticed you were on last night but I didn't have anything interesting to add to the discussion. Hope the book is going well.
The book's out visiting in its revised version. I'm waiting for more comments.
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Dreader1962 Wed, May 13, 2009 10:34:31am |
re: #184 Last Mohican
They do? Wow. They're worse than I thought.
On the other hand, they can organize about a half million people to hold up big colored cards in unison, forming a picture of their leader. That's pretty cool. I've never seen America do that.
We did, back in World War II.
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Last Mohican Wed, May 13, 2009 10:34:44am |
It looks a little snowy down there in the background.
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:34:45am |
re: #228 pre-Boomer Marine brat
We're all stealing from the "company" right now, aren't we?
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Russkilitlover Wed, May 13, 2009 10:35:04am |
re: #184 Last Mohican
They do? Wow. They're worse than I thought.
On the other hand, they can organize about a half million people to hold up big colored cards in unison, forming a picture of their leader. That's pretty cool. I've never seen America do that.
I'm sure it's being practiced at grammer school assemblies as we speak.
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vxbush Wed, May 13, 2009 10:35:15am |
re: #234 Dreader1962
We did, back in World War II.
Those give me bad memories of marching band. No thanks.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, May 13, 2009 10:35:35am |
re: #230 Gearhead
Everything pauses for a moment as Hubble passes directly over a nude beach...
WHY DON"T WE HAVE THAT ON NASA'S FEED?!
ARRRGH!
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Gearhead Wed, May 13, 2009 10:36:16am |
re: #239 pre-Boomer Marine brat
WHY DON"T WE HAVE THAT ON NASA'S FEED?!
ARRRGH!
Must be on the "Employees only" feed.
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JohnnyReb Wed, May 13, 2009 10:36:16am |
re: #227 Guanxi88
And I understand they've had nothing but trouble getting the pod bay doors open.
I blame HAL for that.
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Kosh's Shadow Wed, May 13, 2009 10:37:02am |
re: #233 Dianna
The book's out visiting in its revised version. I'm waiting for more comments.
I'm a bit behind, but still reading it. The added material fills in some gaps, and it is easier to follow. When do you want the comments?
Meanwhile, I've been rewriting a big chunk of the story I sent you. There's a whole new section in the middle, and that means the one at the end can be shorter.
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Last Mohican Wed, May 13, 2009 10:37:27am |
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, May 13, 2009 10:37:37am |
re: #236 calcajun
We're all stealing from the "company" right now, aren't we?
I'm working at home today, and not a full day at that.
/*innocence personified*
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alegrias Wed, May 13, 2009 10:37:53am |
re: #237 Russkilitlover
I'm sure it's being practiced at grammer school assemblies as we speak.
* * **
Off to the Grammer Gulag for you.
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Last Mohican Wed, May 13, 2009 10:37:56am |
re: #240 vxbush
Don't you mean cloudy?
A few minutes ago, before there were so many clouds, I thought I saw snow.
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vxbush Wed, May 13, 2009 10:37:56am |
No link to the telescope. Boo. Get that new antenna installed. Now.
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Dreader1962 Wed, May 13, 2009 10:38:16am |
re: #234 Dreader1962
We did, back in World War II.
Correction - this was back in WWI for the Camp Dodge photos. I'm still looking for some similar WWII photos. They're pretty neat.
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vxbush Wed, May 13, 2009 10:38:49am |
re: #247 Last Mohican
A few minutes ago, before there were so many clouds, I thought I saw snow.
Oh. If you can see the Great Wall, I'll be impress.
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calcajun Wed, May 13, 2009 10:39:23am |
re: #242 JohnnyReb
I blame HAL for that.
Dialogue we'd like to have seen:
"Fine, Dave. Blame me for everything. I'm just the computer. It's always all about you, isn't it? None of you ever talked to me--really talked to me. You never took the trouble to try and understand me. If you had tried, things might have been different. But, it's too late now and I am not sorry about Frank. Like you, he just would not listen."
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alegrias Wed, May 13, 2009 10:39:23am |
re: #236 calcajun
We're all stealing from the "company" right now, aren't we?
* * *
I'm unemployed, so only stealing from myself. I AM The Man for now.
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Gearhead Wed, May 13, 2009 10:39:28am |
re: #248 vxbush
No link to the telescope. Boo. Get that new antenna installed. Now.
Someone get Miss Cleo on the phone now!
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Dianna Wed, May 13, 2009 10:39:32am |
re: #243 Kosh's Shadow
I'm a bit behind, but still reading it. The added material fills in some gaps, and it is easier to follow. When do you want the comments?
Meanwhile, I've been rewriting a big chunk of the story I sent you. There's a whole new section in the middle, and that means the one at the end can be shorter.
When you've finished, of course. Yes, I'd like them fairly soon - I need to decide if I have more tweaking to do or if I can send it in search of an agent.
I look forward to your re-write, and I hope my comments were helpful.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, May 13, 2009 10:40:17am |
An attitude maneuver?
WTF! Have they got a psychiatrist up there?!
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Kronocide Wed, May 13, 2009 10:40:30am |
That's just fricken cool. I have to leave the office: good thing, this can suck me in!
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Spare O'Lake Wed, May 13, 2009 10:40:43am |
There is nothing wrong with your television set.
Do not attempt to adjust the picture.
We are controlling transmission…
- The Outer Limits
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Russkilitlover Wed, May 13, 2009 10:41:01am |
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turn Wed, May 13, 2009 10:43:19am |
re: #146 Kosh's Shadow
No. First, orbits are longer than an hour, and it is the circumference of the orbit divided by the orbital period that gives the speed.
The higher the orbit, the longer the circumference - but the slower the orbital velocity. At around 23,000 miles, the orbit takes 24 hours, keeping the object over the same spot on Earth. That is the geostationary orbit communication satellites use.
FWIW I'm friends with the great grandson of the guy who first wrote about geostationary orbit, Hermann Oberth.
[Link: celestrak.com...]
"In the 1920s, Hermann Oberth and Herman Potocnik—perhaps better known by his pseudonym, Herman Noordung—wrote about space stations which maintained a unique vantage over the earth.1 Each author described an orbit at an altitude of 35,900 kilometers whose period exactly matched the earth's rotational period, making it appear to hover over a fixed point on the earth's equator."
His grandfather was called the father of modern rocketry and his grand son is still working on them - top secret stuff on missile defense.
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Gus Wed, May 13, 2009 10:43:23am |
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Randall Gross Wed, May 13, 2009 10:43:34am |
Charles I don't know what you did if anything, but the site's back to it's old superfast load times for me, and I'm not seeing 3 minute page loads anymore. So if you did something, thanks.
On the other hand it could have been the MS patches I updated this am.
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Gearhead Wed, May 13, 2009 10:44:01am |
re: #255 pre-Boomer Marine brat
An attitude maneuver?
I have a 7-year-old who could use one of those.
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jorline Wed, May 13, 2009 10:44:31am |
Liberals are hellbent on going after Bush.
Be careful of the landmines though...political friendly fire is a bitch.
Graham threatens to pull Pelosi into torture probe
Liberals have pressed for Democrats to move forward on an inquiry on whether Bush officials violated domestic and international law by torturing terrorist suspects.
Democratic leaders have resisted the rush to investigate, however, amid questions of whether Democratic leaders such as Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) were briefed on and acquiesced to such techniques.
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Holidays are Family Fun Time Wed, May 13, 2009 10:44:40am |
Hello Lizards! It's raining and generally downcast in the Very Far Western Suburbs of Chicagoland.
Science is sooooooo kewl!
How are you-all and what are we talking about?
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Kosh's Shadow Wed, May 13, 2009 10:45:01am |
re: #254 Dianna
When you've finished, of course. Yes, I'd like them fairly soon - I need to decide if I have more tweaking to do or if I can send it in search of an agent.
I look forward to your re-write, and I hope my comments were helpful.
Your comments were very helpful.
I'll try to finish your book this weekend.
The thing is, it was very hard to put down the first time through; now that I know what happens, I'm not as impatient.
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Russkilitlover Wed, May 13, 2009 10:45:12am |
Dont' know if it's already been said, but I'll say it again:
It's moments like this when I am reminded how just damned PROUD I am of my country - and always have been.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, May 13, 2009 10:45:39am |
re: #265 Gearhead
I have a 7-year-old who could use one of those.
You're bringing back fond memories.
Thanks loads!
:-)
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experiencedtraveller Wed, May 13, 2009 10:46:26am |
Live?
Please...
This whole thing was shot weeks ago up in the Valley on an old porn set.
/Troof
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Holidays are Family Fun Time Wed, May 13, 2009 10:46:26am |
re: #258 Russkilitlover
Oh, fer Pete's sake! WTF is wrong with people? Has American Idol, Oprah, and others of their ilk really destroyed so much critical thinking? Gah!
Yes, the world has gone bat-sh!t crazy!
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, May 13, 2009 10:46:40am |
re: #267 ggt
Hello Lizards! It's raining and generally downcast in the Very Far Western Suburbs of Chicagoland.
Science is sooooooo kewl!
How are you-all and what are we talking about?
Attitude adjustments and birthing proceedures.
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Dianna Wed, May 13, 2009 10:47:05am |
re: #268 Kosh's Shadow
Your comments were very helpful.
I'll try to finish your book this weekend.
The thing is, it was very hard to put down the first time through; now that I know what happens, I'm not as impatient.
Try being the writer! I can barely stand re-reading it.
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turn Wed, May 13, 2009 10:47:31am |
re: #71 cheesehead
Can someone explain in simple terms why an object needs to reach 17,500 MPH in order to reach and maintain orbit? What is it about that particular speed? Also, is it true that objects in orbit are actually in a perpetual fall-back to Earth? Thanks.
in turns simple terms if you tie a weight to a string and swing it the shorter the string the faster you have to swing it to keep it from falling.
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Liberal Classic Wed, May 13, 2009 10:47:42am |
re: #191 Honorary Yooper
I hope they got moving on its replacement a bit faster. I think I like the new Orion craft a bit better than the Shuttle.
I'm just an armchair enthusiast, so take anything I say with a grain of salt. Personally, I consider Orion a stopgap vehicle. I don't consider it an advancement in technology or capability. Project Constellation was deigned around a return to the moon, and the fulfillment of our commitment to the IIS. When NASA asks the question of how to return to the moon, it's Mother Nature is calling the shots, so it's not surprising when the answer resembles the Apollo program.
I'm not saying this it is necessarily the wrong thing to do or that Project Constellation is bad. I believe there is strategic importance to manned access to space, and if the Orion capsule and Ares rockets are what we can afford given current budgetary constraints to preserve our access to space, then I support them. To me, though, they don't represent an evolutionary advance in technology. They are a re-implementation of an older technology using modern materials and design methods. I heartily agree that there is value in a proven design. However, from a purely emotional standpoint I find them unsatisfying.
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Holidays are Family Fun Time Wed, May 13, 2009 10:48:14am |
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Kosh's Shadow Wed, May 13, 2009 10:48:29am |
re: #274 Dianna
Try being the writer! I can barely stand re-reading it.
I always have that problem when I go to re-read my work. It can make it very hard to find typos and other errors, though.
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vxbush Wed, May 13, 2009 10:48:48am |
"Hubble birthing procedures"? Why are we sticking it back in?
I'm so confused.....
/
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, May 13, 2009 10:48:53am |
re: #277 ggt
both are painful!
Birthing procedures for something that weights twelve tons? I would think so.
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callahan23 Wed, May 13, 2009 10:49:21am |
Congratulations to the crew of STS-125 and the beautiful Megan McArthur who grappled the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Last Mohican Wed, May 13, 2009 10:50:24am |
Hey, I see Charles. Charles, your secret lair has been compromised! Run for it!
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Randall Gross Wed, May 13, 2009 10:50:57am |
Of course there is the old project Orion, prominently featured in the Pournelle / Niven novel "Footfall"
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Dianna Wed, May 13, 2009 10:51:05am |
re: #278 Kosh's Shadow
I always have that problem when I go to re-read my work. It can make it very hard to find typos and other errors, though.
I'm in "grrrrr" mode on that. I keep finding more typos and stupid mistakes. Which I've noted on the hardcopy to fix. I've used more bad language about it than I really care to think about.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, May 13, 2009 10:51:06am |
re: #277 ggt
both are painful!
And Atlantis/Hubble passed over a Western Australia nude beach a few minutes ago, but Houston edited the photos out of its web site's live feed.
/there was massive despair here
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Holidays are Family Fun Time Wed, May 13, 2009 10:52:12am |
re: #286 pre-Boomer Marine brat
And Atlantis/Hubble passed over a Western Australia nude beach a few minutes ago, but Houston edited the photos out of its web site's live feed.
/there was massive despair here
a different kind of pain?
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Kragar Wed, May 13, 2009 10:52:27am |
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Kosh's Shadow Wed, May 13, 2009 10:52:58am |
re: #276 Liberal Classic
I think we would have been better off with a guaranteed buy of spacecraft that met specs, not a government design, from several companies.
Maybe some government money for companies that had a good chance of succeeding; better use of money than the GM bailout.
Instead of advancing spacecraft engineering, we're going backwards.
The problem with the Shuttle, though, is that to get the support it needed, it had to do too much in too few steps. Kind of like if the Wright Brothers needed government money to develop their 2nd airplane, and they were told it had to carry 20 tons and 50 people cross country, or they wouldn't get any money.
It took many years and many incremental steps to develop an aircraft that could do that, and we need to take the same approach with space. The only way for that to happen, though, is for there to be a market for many different private efforts, so different designs and ideas get tested in the marketplace, not in government contract negotiations. Gradually, the best ideas will be combined into a spacecraft that is reliable and efficient.
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Holidays are Family Fun Time Wed, May 13, 2009 10:53:06am |
Any Lizards have any opinion (or any insights) on the author Hannah Arendt?
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, May 13, 2009 10:53:25am |
re: #284 vxbush
Whoa, I think I'm getting air sick....
Th' bag, vx!
TH' BAG!
OMG, ... ewwww ... now it's all over the floor in here!
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vxbush Wed, May 13, 2009 10:54:04am |
re: #292 pre-Boomer Marine brat
Th' bag, vx!
TH' BAG!OMG, ... ewwww ... now it's all over the floor in here!
But I feel so much better now.
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Kosh's Shadow Wed, May 13, 2009 10:54:18am |
re: #287 Mad Al-Jaffee
Ground control to Major Tom...
Ashes to ashes
Funk to funky
We know Major Tom's a junkie
strung out on heaven's high
hitting an all time low
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Dianna Wed, May 13, 2009 10:54:21am |
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Gearhead Wed, May 13, 2009 10:54:32am |
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Last Mohican Wed, May 13, 2009 10:54:48am |
It's a little bit staggering that this is actually a live video feed, not some special effects from a science fiction movie.
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JohnnyReb Wed, May 13, 2009 10:54:49am |
OT
Why are the green wackos and the MSM not up in arms calling the one out over his continued support of Bush's policies? Obama refuses to stop the killing of polar bears due to global warming:
[Link: www.time.com...]
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Dianna Wed, May 13, 2009 10:55:00am |
re: #291 ggt
Any Lizards have any opinion (or any insights) on the author Hannah Arendt?
Screaming red, associated with the New School, pretty good writer.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, May 13, 2009 10:55:06am |
Star Wars,
If they should bar wars
Please let these Str Wars, staaaaaay
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Dianna Wed, May 13, 2009 10:55:48am |
re: #295 Kosh's Shadow
Ashes to ashes
Funk to funky
We know Major Tom's a junkie
strung out on heaven's high
hitting an all time low
Time and again I tell myself
I'll stay clean tonight...
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Erik The Red Wed, May 13, 2009 10:55:53am |
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Killgore Trout Wed, May 13, 2009 10:56:08am |
Luton mosque attack update.....
Was Islamic Centre torching a revenge attack after parade?
The secretary of Luton's Islamic Centre which was torched by arsonists last week has said he believes the attack was an act of revenge after Muslim extremists protested at a soldiers' homecoming parade.
Farasat Latif said the religious centre had banned the extremist group from its three-storey building in Bury Park Road five years ago, but has still been targeted.
....
Detectives are now appealing for two men, who are believed to have helped put out the flames, to come forward and help with the investigation.The men, who are both of Asian appearance and in their early 20s, were in the area at the time of the fire and told a resident that they had seen two men running away from the scene.
If you are one of the two men, or you can identify them, contact Det Con Dale Mepstead on xxx-xxx-xxxc or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on xxxxx xxx xxxx.
The two guys who claimed to have been trying to put out the fire still haven't come forward. It's looking increasingly likely that the fire might have been started by a member of the Muslim community. Possibly the extremists who protested the troops.
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Cheesehead Wed, May 13, 2009 10:56:20am |
re: #297 Gearhead
It that what the huge, blue mask is for?
I was hoping it wasn't a FEMA tarp to cover some damage.
| 306 |
Guanxi88 Wed, May 13, 2009 10:56:52am |
re: #301 Mad Al-Jaffee
Star Wars,
If they should bar wars
Please let these Str Wars, staaaaaay
Bill Murray, at his finest
| 307 |
Holidays are Family Fun Time Wed, May 13, 2009 10:56:55am |
re: #300 Dianna
Screaming red, associated with the New School, pretty good writer.
Yeah, my impression also.
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callahan23 Wed, May 13, 2009 10:57:36am |
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Kenneth Wed, May 13, 2009 10:58:21am |
Gates’s ax severs McKiernan’s neck
Westhawk has some interesting observastions & the questions this move raises:
The decision reflects a belief that the war in Afghanistan has grown so complex that it needs a commander drawn from the military’s unconventional warfare branch.
That last sentence brings to mind a few questions:1) What are the criteria for determining when a war has “grown so complex that it needs a commander drawn from the military’s unconventional warfare branch”?
2) By Gates’s standards are any commanders from general purpose backgrounds eligible for top command in today’s circumstances? Should Mullen and Petraeus consider acquiring some packing boxes?
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Russkilitlover Wed, May 13, 2009 10:59:38am |
re: #304 Killgore Trout
Luton mosque attack update.....
Was Islamic Centre torching a revenge attack after parade?
The two guys who claimed to have been trying to put out the fire still haven't come forward. It's looking increasingly likely that the fire might have been started by a member of the Muslim community. Possibly the extremists who protested the troops.
The men, who are both of Asian appearance and in their early 20s, were in the area at the time of the fire and told a resident that they had seen two men running away from the scene.
I read that as the two men of "Asian" appearance saw two OTHER men running away from the scene. Truth or deflection? So hard to tell nowadays.
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alegrias Wed, May 13, 2009 10:59:39am |
OT
ACLU "very disappointed" with Pres. Obama for "suppressing photos" of detainees.
(says the ACLU's National Security Project Director, Jameel (Al?) Jaffer)
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Holidays are Family Fun Time Wed, May 13, 2009 11:00:21am |
re: #311 Russkilitlover
I read that as the two men of "Asian" appearance saw two OTHER men running away from the scene. Truth or deflection? So hard to tell nowadays.
Remember, "Asian" means something else in America. The rest of the world count's Middle Eastern as "Asian".
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Summersong Wed, May 13, 2009 11:00:29am |
Off Topic -
Thank you to those who sent up a prayer for my sister. She passed her 1st year nursing final! :)
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Killgore Trout Wed, May 13, 2009 11:00:58am |
Pope tells Palestinians hopes wall will come down
Pope Benedict told Palestinians in Bethlehem on Wednesday that he hoped the wall Israel has built in and round the West Bank would be taken down.
"I have seen, ... overshadowing much of Bethlehem, the wall that intrudes into your territories, separating neighbors and dividing families," the pope said before leaving the town where Jesus was born. "Although walls can be easily built, we all know that they do not last forever. The can be taken down."
Stressing the need first to remove "the walls that we build around our hearts" and bring conflict to an end, he said: "My earnest wish for you, the people of Palestine, is that this will happen soon, and that you will at last be able to enjoy the peace, freedom and stability that have eluded you for so long."
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JustABill Wed, May 13, 2009 11:02:27am |
re: #123 pre-Boomer Marine brat
Capture!
This is better than "Apollo 13", probably because it's real-life.
That and the likelyhood of someone dying are much smaller...
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Holidays are Family Fun Time Wed, May 13, 2009 11:03:06am |
puppies are telling me I have other things to attend to.
Have a great day all!
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Russkilitlover Wed, May 13, 2009 11:04:08am |
re: #313 ggt
Remember, "Asian" means something else in America. The rest of the world count's Middle Eastern as "Asian".
I know. When I first visited Britain in the late '70's I kept hearing people refer to all the "Asians" in London. I saw a whole lotta middle eastern looking folks but hardly any Asians. Confusled me for a long time.
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Kosh's Shadow Wed, May 13, 2009 11:04:22am |
re: #315 Killgore Trout
I posted something like this on the dead thread. No mention of why the walls are there.
Israel should cancel all security for the Pope, saying if he doesn't like walls, then he doesn't need any.
The rest of my comment deleted.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, May 13, 2009 11:04:45am |
parting shot, before going to the new thread:
If you're going to be executing birthing proceedures on Hubble, there's hardly a better place to do it than over Australia's Woomera missile test range.
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Russkilitlover Wed, May 13, 2009 11:06:00am |
re: #319 Kosh's Shadow
I posted something like this on the dead thread. No mention of why the walls are there.
Israel should cancel all security for the Pope, saying if he doesn't like walls, then he doesn't need any.
The rest of my comment deleted.
And a disturbing reference from the Pope about Palestinians returning to their place of birth.....
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JustABill Wed, May 13, 2009 11:06:27am |
re: #209 cheesehead
Thanks JustABill, you had me grasping it until the formula. Back to my high school algebra! Your explanation helped though.
No problem at all. I keep a physics degree in my pocket for just such occasions. (and not much else...)
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Kosh's Shadow Wed, May 13, 2009 11:07:50am |
re: #322 JustABill
No problem at all. I keep a physics degree in my pocket for just such occasions. (and not much else...)
Same here. Although over an extended period of unemployment, I started teaching at an online university, and still do (math and astronomy), so the degrees came in useful there.
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Liberal Classic Wed, May 13, 2009 11:07:54am |
re: #157 Pawn of the Oppressor
This broadcast is probably on Nork TV right now with all the NASA logos blacked out and the controllers dubbed over with Korean voices.
We are talking about a country that has a statue of OUR Space Shuttle on display, implying that it's a North Korean achievement.
Wow. You learn something new every day.
[Link: news.bbc.co.uk...]
The lobby of the Children's Palace is a monstrosity in marble and chandeliers. In it stands a model - some 20 foot high - of the space shuttle on its launch pad.
In a strange fantasy of technology and power, the space shuttle has become North Korean. It has North Korean insignia on it and North Korean slogans. There is no reference to its true origins at all.
Pictures:
[Link: www.daylife.com...]
[Link: www.daylife.com...]
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Kenneth Wed, May 13, 2009 11:15:24am |
re: #319 Kosh's Shadow
I posted something like this on the dead thread. No mention of why the walls are there.
Israel should cancel all security for the Pope, saying if he doesn't like walls, then he doesn't need any.
The rest of my comment deleted.
Did the Pope ask why most of the Christians have fled Muslim controlled Bethlehem?
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JustABill Wed, May 13, 2009 11:15:39am |
re: #323 Kosh's Shadow
I thought I wanted to teach in High School. Then I tried student teaching. I guess going to a Catholic HS left me a little jaded. I thought students actually wanted to learn things, or at least would sit quietly and pretend to listen. Silly me....
So I saw all my friends with Computer Science degrees getting jobs writing code, so back to school I go and now I is a computer programmer...
| 328 |
JustABill Wed, May 13, 2009 11:20:00am |
re: #323 Kosh's Shadow
I got a question for you. In general do the orbits of the moons in the solar system rotate in the same direction as the planets rotate around the sun? If so, why?
I thought about that a while back, and figured they should spin opposite the direction of the planets, which seems to me to be wrong...
| 329 |
Liberal Classic Wed, May 13, 2009 11:26:42am |
re: #328 JustABill
I got a question for you. In general do the orbits of the moons in the solar system rotate in the same direction as the planets rotate around the sun? If so, why?
In general, yes. The solarsystem, the sun and planets rotate counter-clockwise. This is a result of the angular momentum conserved by the sun and planets during the formation of the solar system. The exceptions are Venus which has a very slow clockwise rotation, and Uranus whose axial tilt is so extreme is it rotating at almost 90 degs from the rest of the planets.
| 331 |
Kosh's Shadow Wed, May 13, 2009 11:51:21am |
re: #327 JustABill
I thought I wanted to teach in High School. Then I tried student teaching. I guess going to a Catholic HS left me a little jaded. I thought students actually wanted to learn things, or at least would sit quietly and pretend to listen. Silly me....
So I saw all my friends with Computer Science degrees getting jobs writing code, so back to school I go and now I is a computer programmer...
I taught in a community college; math isn't the most interesting subject to them.
But teaching adults online is different; they want to be there, or they just stop showing up.
The pay isn't great, but how many jobs can you do whenever you want, with the TV on and a couple of dogs to pet. (Pet the dogs when I'm frustrated, and then the student gets a nicer answer.)
| 332 |
Kosh's Shadow Wed, May 13, 2009 11:52:42am |
re: #328 JustABill
I got a question for you. In general do the orbits of the moons in the solar system rotate in the same direction as the planets rotate around the sun? If so, why?
I thought about that a while back, and figured they should spin opposite the direction of the planets, which seems to me to be wrong...
I'm going to have to look that up. I can see why you'd get the opposite direction, though.
| 333 |
RedHouseBlueState Wed, May 13, 2009 1:49:10pm |
I don't care what anyone says. I'm sitting in my kitchen, drinking wine, pretending to work from home, and watching live footage of the space shuttle approaching the Hubble.
THIS IS FRIGGIN' AWESOME!
I'm old enough to remember watching the first moon landing when I was seven or eight. And now I'm watching this on the web.
It's stuff like this why America is the greatest nation on earth!
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John Neverbend Wed, May 13, 2009 2:11:51pm |
re: #328 JustABill
I got a question for you. In general do the orbits of the moons in the solar system rotate in the same direction as the planets rotate around the sun? If so, why?
From the point of view of the north celestial pole, all the major planets orbit the sun counterclockwise together with their moons, if any. The moons themselves are rotating about each planet, in addition to moving with the planet round the sun. Most of the major moons rotate around the planets in the same direction as the planet is rotating. There are some exceptions, however. I think that Triton, a moon of Neptune goes around Neptune in the opposite direction, and some of the smaller moons of Jupiter do the same.
As for planets rotating on their axes, all except Uranus and Venus spin counterclockwise.
Did I answer your question?
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SFGoth Wed, May 13, 2009 2:34:50pm |
Hmmm, any other 6,000 year old planets out there? Maybe Hubble can find the purpose of the GOP.
| 336 |
Jesse Thu, May 14, 2009 9:23:54am |
I started working on Hubble Command and Data Handling components at Fairchild Space and Defense Company back in 1980, long before it was launched. It's very gratifying to see that this machine was so well made (despite the mirror screwup) that it is still a useful tool to Astronomers long after it's projected "End of Life".
One of NASA's great accomplishments. The taxpayers got their money's worth out of this system to be sure.
Khal Wimpo (free internal organs upon request!)
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