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astroron

11-05-2009, 09:55 AM

The Hubble Space Telescope mission is launched tomorrow.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8038257.stm
Herschel/Plank mission is launched on Thursday
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8040073.stm
I hope all goes well:thumbsup:

erick

11-05-2009, 10:16 AM

Hope there is plenty of NASA TV of the HST repair mission. :prey:

Robh

13-05-2009, 04:02 PM

Let's hope the Planck and Herschel Telescopes get up there safely.
What they "see" could have far reaching ramifications for astronomy, particularly for our cosmological models.

Rob