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Title: Pics of the Space Shuttle and HUbble Telescope
Post by: thundley4 on May 18, 2009, 05:59:36 PM
(http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/shuttle_05_18/s09_9e084199.jpg)
(http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/shuttle_05_18/s13_18966563.jpg)
Many more pics here (http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/05/hubbles_final_servicing_missio.html).
Title: Re: Pics of the Space Shuttle and HUbble Telescope
Post by: Lord Undies on May 18, 2009, 06:33:15 PM
Spectacular photos.  Thanks for posting this.
Title: Re: Pics of the Space Shuttle and HUbble Telescope
Post by: Chris_ on May 18, 2009, 08:54:54 PM
How long before Barry orders it to do a fly-over over NYC for a photo-op?

Title: Re: Pics of the Space Shuttle and HUbble Telescope
Post by: Rebel on May 19, 2009, 09:59:33 PM
Quote from: Lord Undies on May 18, 2009, 06:33:15 PM
Spectacular photos.  Thanks for posting this.

This is the best one though:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/thundley4/file0002.jpg)
Title: Re: Pics of the Space Shuttle and HUbble Telescope
Post by: Wineslob on May 20, 2009, 10:28:58 AM
TY for the link!

I thought this was a good response to DUmbasses complaining about what a "waste" of money the space program is.

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There has always been the dissent that we should not "waste" money and human capital on exploring space, that there are too many problems on Earth that need fixing first. To that there are many possible responses, some practical (i.e. Why did the dinosaurs go extinct?- Because they had no space program). But a cultural and philosophical response is equally valid: What we do as a country militarily, and through our international commerce, is mainly just maintenance, trying to deal with the day-to-day needs of economic and nationalistic survival. These imperatives will always exist. Turning our vision to the stars shows we also can dream beyond our Earthly limits. No other species has ever done this. This is priceless.

Posted by Andrew Snow May 19, 09 10:33 PM