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Title: Hubble 21 already
Post by: BucklingSpring on Thu, 21 April 2011, 08:41:03

Hubble is now major in most states.
Here's what you get a the drinking age
(http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-2011-11-a-small_web.jpg)

I can't believe it's been 21 years yet. Time flies faster than light.

Title: Hubble 21 already
Post by: audioave10 on Thu, 21 April 2011, 11:37:33

Subtract one year for the initial repair to get it working.

Title: Hubble 21 already
Post by: BucklingSpring on Thu, 21 April 2011, 12:14:02

Quote from: audioave10;334926

Subtract one year for the initial repair to get it working.

Low blow.

Title: Hubble 21 already
Post by: vils on Thu, 21 April 2011, 12:17:21

Poor Hubble being born with myopia. They got him working altough and now he've worked longer (and better) than predicted.

Title: Hubble 21 already
Post by: BucklingSpring on Thu, 21 April 2011, 12:20:58

Quote from: vils;334944

Poor Hubble being born with myopia. They got him working altough and now he've worked longer (and better) than predicted.

Thank you... And who can pretend to have achieved much in their first year?
Unless lotta sh!t can be considered as work.

Title: Hubble 21 already
Post by: audioave10 on Thu, 21 April 2011, 23:18:19

Just a fact...that's all. Besides, Story Musgrave became a hero for fixing it in space (good practice).

(http://www.spacefacts.de/more/astronauts/photo/musgrave_story_5.jpg)

Title: Hubble 21 already
Post by: BucklingSpring on Fri, 22 April 2011, 15:42:18

Quote from: audioave10;335299

Just a fact...that's all. Besides, Story Musgrave became a hero for fixing it in space (good practice).

Show Image

(http://www.spacefacts.de/more/astronauts/photo/musgrave_story_5.jpg)

Nice picture. Yet another cool looking Astronaut.

Title: Hubble 21 already
Post by: mr_a500 on Fri, 22 April 2011, 19:36:53

 :blank:

Title: Hubble 21 already
Post by: BucklingSpring on Fri, 22 April 2011, 22:35:36

Quote from: mr_a500;335853

Hubble is much older than 21. I remember waiting for the launch date in 1986 (I had the launch schedule and was a "member" of The Planetary Society). Then the Challenger accident happened and the launch date was delayed until 1990. Technically, Hubble is 25.

 
When people ask you how old are you? Do provide it based on the date when your dad created the mr_a500_zoid? :-)

Title: Hubble 21 already
Post by: mr_a500 on Sat, 23 April 2011, 05:43:29

 :blank:

Title: Hubble 21 already
Post by: audioave10 on Sat, 23 April 2011, 13:09:46

Wait...What?
nevermind...

(http://media-1.web.britannica.com/eb-media/16/73216-004-9E14F0ED.jpg)