General Chat

Due to launch Monday at 2:10 EDT
which appears to be 18:01 our time.


Edit........that is GMT we are now on BST.........so 19:01 estimated launch

The last shuttle mission to the hubble telescope is due to launch Tonight, a final upgrade to this wonderful (but costly)piece of kit.......

Bob

Hi Bob, do you have a link to this please.

Thanks Bob, am watching Nasa tv now through real player option

so Bob with the latest update on HST how long do they think it will keep operating.

HST has certainly been one giant step for mankind.

hoobity boobity try this link

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

Hi All,
According to the countdown clock, the shuttle will launch at 19:01 UK time

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

If the upgrade & repairs go well. NASA expect Hubble to remain in service for a further 5 to 10 yrs.

The new WFC3 camera, is using CCD43-62 sensors built here in the UK & where delivered to NASA in 2000/ 01. The new camera is expected (if I remember test results correctly) to produce images with 10 times the resolution of the WFC2 camera its replacing.

http://www.e2v.com/news/e2v-ccd-imaging-sensors-to-enable-nasas-hubble-space-telescope-to-explore-the-nature-and-history-of-our-universe-with-greater-capability-than-ever-before/

Thank you BM and Steve for the link. My 3 boys will love this.

Glad you are aware, Elaine.....
Bm thanks for the link....
Stevie thanks for filling in for the info,( we were out shopping) and for some reason the PDF from nasa implied, to me that launch would be at 18:01 our time......ooooooooops that was GMT ... we're on summer time now...........hangs head in shame......

Bob

Its looking good...... 2.mins and counting

And its up there safely

I enjoyed watching that launch

Good luck Atlantis & all your crew and godspeed you back home safe again

glad to have you on board, Elaine....yep they seem to be showing more and more of what goes on, each time now.....

I uh, been listening 'er to the narration, re the 'er mission, from NASA,
uh, are they not capable, Uh of saying a complete 'er sentence without 'er saying Er/Uh inbetween four 'er or five words?

Bob