SFR Brigade: Marking an Anniversary

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!

2 comments:

Laurie Green said...: 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?); April 24, 2010 at 9:02 AM
Sandra Stixrude said...: Dear gods, it's been TWENTY YEARS? Trying not to feel old here...; April 24, 2010 at 12:39 PM

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Saturday, April 24, 2010

Marking an Anniversary

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