I'm currently watching the countdown to Space Shuttle Atlantis launch to Hubble and thought I'd ask if anyone else out there never misses a launch?
You can watch coverage at www.nasa.gov on Nasa TV.
I'm currently watching the countdown to Space Shuttle Atlantis launch to Hubble and thought I'd ask if anyone else out there never misses a launch?
You can watch coverage at www.nasa.gov on Nasa TV.
If you like that you should look up the James Webb Space Telescope. Its going to be replacing Hubble in 2014 i belive. It will orbit earth at a million miles and its primary mirror is 3 times bigger than Hubble's.
Yea - I saw that mockup they did - it's huge! Looking forward to that one too. Although I'll miss the visible light of Hubble.
Yep but you have to admit it had a good run
Yeah just watched it go up pretty cool to see:)
Hubble did have an awesome run. I love the nebula images. I always have them as the backgrounds on my computers.
So far so good on the Atlantis Launch. Great video from the Solid Rocket Booster Cam!
Hehe... Morgana you ARE a nerd ^^ I'm joking of course... This is LBPcentral after all, land of Nerdome :D
To be honest that was pretty awesome. It was cool when you could barely see the outline of the shuttle through a haze, and the massive orange flare coming off the rockets.
I've never watched a launch before, but I was there to see the Solar Eclipse in Cornwall. It was beautiful... everything went dark, and about a million camera flashes went off... I could see the whole of england light up with flashes from the top of a hill :)
Yup - I'm about as nerdy as I can be and still be bad at math. :) Although it's hard to say if I'm more "geek" or "nerd" I tend to wave the geek flag.
aarrgghhh... i was watching this st00f for 2 minutes but i didn't realize they where actually going to launch a shuttle and that it was live!...
I actually wanted to see that :/
hmm... >_<
I saw it at school, it was cool... but what I'm really interested in is the knowledge we will gain from it. >_<
I'm watching a video about the universe with Carl Sagan, so if anyone is a nerd, it's me. >_>
I love Carl Sagan! I grew up watching Cosmos and between him and my father I didn't stand a chance avoiding the fascination that comes with knowing that it's a big universe out there. Sagan was so passionate and it was infectious for me as a child. I know some scientists didn't care for his methods of bringing science to the general public but I didn't care how he did it at the time.
I once planned to become an astronomer. I decided against it due to the frustration I felt when watching those space programs because of our lack of technology. I could never be one of those guys who says "we think there's something interesting there, but won't be able to explore it for another 1,000 years".
Well I'm watching him now, because I feel that scientific education down here is in a horrible need of a revamp. One thing I really do wish schools would teach better is the purpose of science. The way they explained science to us was "Science started off with Francis Bacon's scientific method. Science was then used to explain the universe, but some people refute science."*cue creationist video*Quote:
Originally Posted by Morgana25
And yes, I am entirely serious here. I hated science because they made it the most boring thing, while when I listen and learn on my own, it becomes on of my favorite subjects.
And that was elementary school science.
Well, with our ever increasing technological developments, I think we might get there sooner then thought. I mean, just look at how much better video games have gotten in the last 10 years. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Killian
Indeedness... Technology is rapidly developing :OQuote:
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They teach creationist/intelligent design in Neverland?Quote:
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I'm so sorry - sounds like you're stuck in my version of hell. I'll never understand people remaining willfully ignorant about the world we live in and insisting on keeping others equally ignorant. Just my opinion though - no insult intended to those who would disagree - that's also part of what I beleive. They have a right to remain ignorant if they choose.
Carl Sagan is a scientific god. Why did he have to die of AIDS :( Most ironic death for scientist that brilliant. I saw a video he did on genetics. Blew my mind. It actually gave me an idea for changing human DNA using an artificially engineered virus.
ANYWAYS, I saw they were going to do this live on the Science channel, but seems I have missed it :( Oh well. At least I saw the other launch.
LOL I don't really live in neverland, I live in Georgia. Where we never learn anything, never do anything, and never get anywhere.Quote:
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Of course I have to say I like a lot of people in Georgia, and it has redeeming qualities, but politics here are controlled by evangelicals.
Well - at least you have access to the internet so you know there are other opinions regarding science than just the ones you are presented at school. I was dissapointed in my science education in terms of Space/Astronomy up here in Wisconsin too. They only bring up space in our 8th grade level Physical Science classes. Never mentioned in High School at all. My dad really helped find my passion for Astronomy and manned space exploration. He had me watching Shuttle launches back in 82 and dragged the whole family out to see Haley's commet at 3am back in the 80's too. I was too little to appreciate what he was doing but it left it's mark in my life and now I can't imagine not being fascinated by it. It's as close to spirituality as I can get I think.
Aaaannyway, other than Carl Sagan and AIDS, "now something completely different" (u c wat i did thar mont3 pyth0n luvahz?). I'm gonna miss the little light in the night sky that's Hubble. :(
Ok - end of the urban myth.
After a long and difficult fight with myelodysplasia, which included three bone marrow transplants, Sagan died of pneumonia at the age of 62 at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington on December 20, 1996.
Not AIDS