Funny & Tech Konfucious | 26 Mar 2007 11:09 pm
Hubble Space Telescope in Action
The Hubbles Space Telescope is a telescope in orbit around the Earth, named after astronomer Edwin Hubble. Since its launched on April 24, 1990 from space shuttle Discovery, it has been responsible for many new observations and has helped astronomers achieve a better understanding of the universe. It has since become one of the most important instruments in the history of astronomy.
Here are some basic facts about The Hubble Space Telescope:
Mission Duration: Up to 20 years
Size: About the size of a large school bus
Cost at Launch: US$1.5 billion
Time to Complete One Orbit: 97 minutes
Speed: 17,500 mph (28,000 kph)
Energy source: the Sun
Mechanism: Two 25-foot solar panels
Power usage: 2,800 watts
So. how powerful exactly is the telescope? Well, let’s see the following:
Cool ? 
on 27 Mar 2007 at 8:45 pm 1.weirdoux said …
that’s really cool…!!!!!
on 27 Mar 2007 at 10:03 pm 2.Solar Panels Blog » Hubble Space Telescope in Action said …
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on 27 Mar 2007 at 11:32 pm 3.AhBoon said …
hui u foooool me ya!? I always thought that Habo is for peeeeing Darth Vadar digging nose and Princess Amadala mandi!?!?!?!?
on 28 Mar 2007 at 11:33 pm 4.angel said …
Wow… you really Konfuscious…
on 29 Mar 2007 at 2:04 am 5.theguywhohatesiceland said …
awesome
on 29 Mar 2007 at 7:48 am 6.Ashtenia said …
That is stolen pictures from a childrens book, I used to love when I was in kinder garden!
It has nothing at all to do with Hubble
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on 16 Apr 2007 at 4:19 am 8.Mary said …
WOW !!