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March 19, 2004
Hubble, Hubble, toil and trouble
Sorry, couldn't think of anything else. Apparently American astronauts have joined in the protests against the destruction of the Hubble Telescope. There really has to be some way of making a reprieve, and I admire the astronauts who are willing to continue risking their lives in the name of science.
I'm especially annoyed because I heard yesterday that fundies on Bush's staff are pushing to get rid of the Hubble because it provides too much evidence about the actual age of the universe.... Grrrrr....
Posted by Deana at March 19, 2004 07:03 AMComments
Sigh. I can't help but feel that they're just afraid afraid afraid. This is space, with lots of danger in! We knew that! Do people still fly in airplanes or drive in cars after there is an accident? You just keep going. And the waste is terrible. Simple repairs avoided because it's scary to send people up? The astronauts are willing! Oy. I'd hate for our space program to go up in smoke because people were too scared to continue. That doesn't sound American to me at all.
Posted by: karen at March 20, 2004 07:51 AM
"fundies on Bush's staff are pushing to get rid of the Hubble because it provides too much evidence about the actual age of the universe"
Really? Sigh. I hate finding out about things like that. I'd much prefer negligence to evil intent; negligence is so much easier to correct...
Posted by: Chris at March 19, 2004 09:51 AM