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Marcia — 5/20/2009 11:17:36 PM (archived)

[No robot at present could do what those guys did. HST would soon
be useless without that repair mission.]

Fortunately and maybe even unfortunately robotics use will grow towards our missions in space. It will be a testament to our technology breakthroughs, but at the same time, it will mean that less human intervention will be needed.

It really depends on what we do and what we want to achieve. I've hoped that human achievement would be more relevant, but we're at a crossroads right now and it's not up to me or you, or any of us at least here to have a say on the matter.

I've hoped for both working side by side, but maybe we've just seen some of the last human energies being spent in EVAs... unless, robotics has troubles and man will have to step up to the rescue. ;)

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I'm gathering that most if not all of Hubble's repairs-remodels will get done? - Bowser - 5/18/2009 3:38:28 PM
- Can and will Hubble be used to track and characterize NEOs - E.P. - 5/18/2009 6:55:14 PM
  - You don't shoot quail with a 14" naval gun - Nick Hoffman - 5/20/2009 2:52:53 AM
    - It would be fun to try it, though. (n/t) - alcaray - 5/27/2009 10:07:10 AM
    - re: You don't shoot quail with a 14" naval gun - Marsbug - 5/21/2009 6:40:19 AM
      - In WWII... - Nick Hoffman - 5/22/2009 12:43:35 AM
  - How about Herschel? - Raoul - 5/18/2009 7:34:40 PM
    - Perhaps... - E.P. - 5/19/2009 8:10:43 PM
- Hail CANADARM!!!! - carl - 5/18/2009 6:28:14 PM
  - re: Hail CANADARM!!!! - No doubt. Kudos to Canada! :) (n/t) - Marcia - 5/18/2009 9:15:30 PM
    - re: Hail CANADARM!!!! - No doubt. Kudos to Canada! :) - john - 5/30/2009 8:40:14 PM
    - re: Hail CANADARM!!!! - No doubt. Kudos to Canada! :) - Marcia - 5/27/2009 3:35:37 AM
- Hail CANADARM!!!! - carl - 5/18/2009 6:28:10 PM
- Spacerwalking ! - Raoul - 5/18/2009 5:23:55 PM
  - They're finished, and NASA hasn't said anything was left out. (n/t) - Bowser - 5/18/2009 5:40:43 PM
    - Last moments ! - Raoul - 5/18/2009 7:12:10 PM
      - They Posed for a Pic - carl - 5/18/2009 8:07:21 PM
        
        re: They Posed for a Pic. - Those were the last men to use a shuttle's airlock. - Marcia - 5/18/2009 9:10:47 PM
        
        Honestly, I think Q-Public should be thanked too: - Marcia - 5/18/2009 9:24:45 PM
        
        I hope former NASA Administration O'Keefe was watching - Socrates II - 5/19/2009 1:03:30 PM
        
        re: I hope former NASA Administration O'Keefe was watching. - I hope so too! Also, you know what that is about robotics: - Marcia - 5/20/2009 11:17:36 PM
        
        Say it with me - Socrates II - 5/21/2009 1:23:07 PM
        
        re: Say it with me. - Sure, but... - Marcia - 5/27/2009 3:30:30 AM
        
        Was it worth it?...Given a regular shuttle mission cost $500M this probably cost $800M - Sawyer - 5/21/2009 1:10:18 AM
        
        re: Was it worth it? - Given the fact that we didn't have to use that second shuttle, et al... absolutely. - Marcia - 5/21/2009 1:25:49 AM
        
        Final HST repair mission in APOD and will it ever be recovered? - Socrates II - 5/20/2009 1:26:12 PM
        
        re: Final HST repair mission in APOD and will it ever be recovered? - Marcia - 5/21/2009 12:50:42 AM
        
        During every repair mission, parts of the HST have been recovered - Raoul - 5/21/2009 3:44:36 PM
        
        re: During every repair mission, parts of the HST have been recovered - Marcia - 5/27/2009 4:18:37 AM
        
        A full-scale replica is already in the Smithsonian NASM - Socrates II - 5/21/2009 6:19:57 PM

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