• 24 years and still delivering: The Hubble Space Telescope seems to have spotted clouds on extrasolar
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I wonder when the first human will leave our solar system. And to where.
[QUOTE=Darkwater124;43404994]I wonder when the first human will leave our solar system. And to where.[/QUOTE] Unless theres some breakthrough with science and transport, its not going to happen
Born too late for tall ships, too soon for star ships.
[QUOTE=areolop;43405153]Unless theres some breakthrough with science and transport, its not going to happen[/QUOTE] humanity either has to develop FTL travel, which without the use of wormholes looks to be physically impossible, or cryogenic sleep that is 100% flawless, which means that the people on the ship will lose contact with humanity forever (not to mention the immense amounts of energy it would take to keep cryogenic stasis powered for as long as it would take to reach even another star system in the milky way
[QUOTE=lintz;43405324]humanity either has to develop FTL travel, which without the use of wormholes looks to be physically impossible, or cryogenic sleep that is 100% flawless, which means that the people on the ship will lose contact with humanity forever (not to mention the immense amounts of energy it would take to keep cryogenic stasis powered for as long as it would take to reach even another star system in the milky way[/QUOTE] Maybe something like this would work for us [url]http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/04may_epic/[/url]
[QUOTE=J!NX;43405201]Born too late for tall ships, too soon for star ships.[/QUOTE] But just in time to be around for some of the most amazing discoveries about the universe. There's no point in being sad about what you'd miss, because no matter when you're born there is going to be something you don't know or won't get to be a part of. And it's not like everyone and their dog explored the seas 600 years ago. Just like today, exploration wad primarily done by small groups of people. I'm happy about the time we live in, now we get to look at what the explorers discover in near real-time, and there is so much we are learning right here, right now.
born in time for the internet and all the porn that comes with it
[QUOTE=Constructor;43402814][IMG]http://puu.sh/6886H/cca985a2e8.png[/IMG] God I love this extension[/QUOTE] cloud cloud cloud in the cloud
[QUOTE=papaya;43407424]born in time for the internet and all the porn that comes with it[/QUOTE] And virtual reality waifu simulators
[QUOTE=OvB;43404202][url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KH-11[/url] They're practically identical except for a few modifications for their applications. This too: [url]http://www.geekosystem.com/nasa-new-telescopes/[/url][/QUOTE] ya like i said the hubble differs from the keyhole sats in that its optics are like 16' while the keyholes are alledgidly 12' so they were easier to manufacture and could be lifted on titan
[QUOTE=LarparNar;43407184]But just in time to be around for some of the most amazing discoveries about the universe. There's no point in being sad about what you'd miss, because no matter when you're born there is going to be something you don't know or won't get to be a part of. And it's not like everyone and their dog explored the seas 600 years ago. Just like today, exploration wad primarily done by small groups of people. I'm happy about the time we live in, now we get to look at what the explorers discover in near real-time, and there is so much we are learning right here, right now.[/QUOTE] you're kind of screwed if you're living in the dark ages however :v:
I really hope there's life other than us, it would be horrifying if we learned we were the last or only planet with life on it.
[QUOTE=TestECull;43401162]Mmmm, keep putting in work Hubble. We love ya. Honestly I hope it doesn't get retired at all. Send a crew up there and refresh the bloody thing already. Replace worn reaction wheels, upgrade the optics and electronics, polish the hull, keep it up there doing what it does best. It's bar none one of the top five best things humanity has ever built and deserves to be maintained the best we can maintain it. We could probably get 75 or 100 years of viable science out of that thing assuming it doesn't get shot to shit by space debris. Yup. Hubble is a damn good piece of kit.[/QUOTE] Good news is that a while back they found a few hubble type platforms in storage, were going to be used for spy sats, but now if they want they have a couple they can re-fit and send up
[QUOTE=areolop;43405153]Unless theres some breakthrough with science and transport, its not going to happen[/QUOTE] So said the lord to the king when asked if it were possible for man to fly.
[QUOTE=ZakkShock;43401940]I do not give a flying goose-cock how far away the planet is. I do not give an underground mole shit how unlikely the odds are. If we find a planet will any life on it, microbial or otherwise, I can finally die.[/QUOTE] They are out there man. Maybe few and very far between, but they are out there, waiting to be found. The hardest will be to find intelligent life.
[QUOTE=DrDevil;43401256]That would be anything but safe. Also why would you want to tow it anywhere, the orbit it's currently in is stable enough for it to last a couple thousand years.[/QUOTE]It's current orbit will decay within the next 20 years or so if it isn't boosted, so no.
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