[NormsRevenge]

This NASA file image shows the Hubble Space Telescope resting in the Space Shuttle Discovery?s cargo bay during a repair mission in 1999. Put into orbit at an altitude of 600 kilometers (360 miles) by the shuttle Discovery in 1990, Hubble has transmitted more than 750,000 spectacular images and streams of data from the ends of the universe, opening a new era in astronomy. (AFP/HO/File)

[NormsRevenge]

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[NormsRevenge]

Hubble Photographs a Planetary Nebula to Commemorate Decommissioning of Super Camera - Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2)

[Sherman Logan]

The universe's accleration is the result of an unknown force dubbed dark energy that constitutes three-quarters of the universe and counter-balances the force of gravity.

I've always found dark energy and matter particularly amusing. We can't see or detect them, but assume they're there because otherwise our theories don't work.

A reasonable person might think we need to revise our theories to fit what we can observe rather than postulating undetectable entities.

Don't get me wrong, I think the dark matter/energy theories may very well be true, I just think the rationale behind them isn't very scientific.

[JPG]

One of the greatest engineering feats of all time was the repair of Hubble's fuzzy eyesight. It turned Hubble into a great scientific achievement from and orbiting pile of useless junk.

[BlueStateBlues]

The Science channel will start their coverage tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 p.m. Eastern, launch is set for 2:01.

Thanks for this thread.

[BlueStateBlues]

Are they putting it in the bay again on this mission?

[SunkenCiv]

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[WSGilcrest]

Hi, Norm.

I’ll try to get a break at work this morning, watch the launch and find a launch live thread. Mission Specialist from down your way on this one.