Saturday, April 24, 2010

Marking an Anniversary

On Twitter, in addition to following my fellow Brigaders and various SFR authors and writing organizations, I also follow NASA and a group of astronauts and future astronauts.  I picked this up on my Twitter feed today.  Doesn't it seem there should have been a bit more made of this monumental anniversary in the media?  Or am I alone in thinking our space program is grossly overlooked by the major news networks?

20 years ago today, Hubble was launched into space aboard Shuttle Discovery on STS-31.
20 years later, Discovery has just completed STS-131!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, DISCOVERY
and Hubble Space Telescope!
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2 comments:

  1. L. A. GreenApril 24, 2010 at 9:02 AM

    Ah, at least Google is honoring the event. Have you seen their home page today?

    And speaking of which, check out this spectacular Hubble image of the Carina Nebula--a star nursery some 7500 lightyears distant. Amazing!

    http://www.smh.com.au/world/2010-space-odyssey-vision-of-a-star-nursery-7500-light-years-away-20100424-tkpl.html

    (And now I'm wondering if this nebula is the source of the Carina Press moniker?)

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  2. Sandra StixrudeApril 24, 2010 at 12:39 PM

    Dear gods, it's been TWENTY YEARS? Trying not to feel old here...

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