The Final Hubble Servicing Mission

[gadionson1]

astronauts are hero ...

[AwesomeTieDieToaster]

HubbleCast iis a horrible name. Its sounds like the Hubble is trying to take over the world...

[scottyxander]

HUBBLE GOTCHU

[ironman127b]

i dont want Hubble to just fall into the ocean after it is relived of duty.

they should save it and put it in a museum 

[AwesomeTieDieToaster]

@ironman127b DITTO

[RodrigoMandrott]

I think they shouldnt destroy it too... The space shuttle took it up there, now just pack it up and bring it back, place it at some space museum.

It is not fair do destroy something that helped us alot to understand and discover a lot of stuff.

If there is no way to bring it back inside the shuttle then just launch a missle at it, would be fun xD

[defect530]

I think we should respect it like a sailor. If a sailor dies he/she is buried at see. I see your missile method as being the same. Or just let it drift. =)

[RodrigoMandrott]

Yeah i gave up the missile idea after reading a lil about space debris lol... But sure as hell it would be fun xD

[Ginji989]

nooo.. i sugest we make huble as shrine in space when its retitred.

[wheresurhat]

@Ginji989 A shrine to logic, science, and reason. As apposed to blind faith and stupidity.

[gicatsam]

@Ginji989 That doesn't make any sense.

[Ginji989]

@gicatsam

i know : )

[heinztzeng]

Umm....

[StopSpamming1]

This is the most amazing thing for me: to steer a telescope the size of a bus from wherever it was in space to the precise position of the ISS at a given moment in that vastness, match the speed and direction and to attach them to each other.

Wow.

[RationalFuture]

That's nothing.

If I remember correctly the precision of the Voyager 1 & 2 missions was the equivalent of hitting the bull's eye with a small dart from 50 km.

If you read how the missions went, you find it hard to find your jaw...

[XQlusiveProductions]

Yay I was right. I knew his accent sounded somewhat German! But I cheated, I got a similar accent ;D

[stargateproductions]

12 billion years ago? The universe is only 6000 years old.

[listenwhatisayoh]

The earth alone is about 5 billion years old...

[stargateproductions]

LOL got you. I'm not a young earth creationist! Hehehe just being evil!

[nickrd182]

It should be considered a default position to assume sarcasm over lunacy when presented with a creationist argument.

[alpacks]

6000 ans ...

t'as pas peur de passer pour un bel abruti toi ...

retourne boire la soupe chez les évangelistes ...

not in english, learn french to cultivate your spirit ...

i spank your ass in french olol²

[dannukesem]

I am looking forward to all the new pictures it will give us.

[pomeroy82]

That Dr. J is a goofy bastard... Its like watching a comic impersonate a British person talking. lol

[sexyloser]

Creating artificial gravity is silly.

The best solution for human problems in space is to redesign humans so that they don't need gravity to stay fit, don't need shielding to survive radiation, etc.

[MilletGtr]

So then what will happen between today, and the and the very distant future when that is possible? Artificial gravity is not silly at all for this era.

[sexyloser]

We use robots and other machines. There is no reason to send creatures specifically evolved for a shielded, oxygenated, gravitied environment into space.

[M4ceman]

Why are you so against humans in space?

[Exestenz]

because the world is flat and bejeebus doesn't want us up there

[sexyloser]

It's unnecessary, inefficient, costly, dangerous and pointless to name just a few of the reasons.

[MilletGtr]

For some missions yes, but other missions humans are essential. Mission that require thought and intelligence for instance, things that robots or machines does not yet have.

It's not pointless or unnecessary at all.

[greyed]

And yet it is needed in the long run. The problem isn't too many humans in space, it is too few.

[gicatsam]

@sexyloser Ok. That is about the dumbest comment I have ever seen. I won't even bother to tell you where you are wrong. All I will say is that you have to be more open-minded.

[Uz90g]

it will be a sad day when Hubble will be brought down :(

[Chill197]

I should thank you for this I have exams coming soon this rely helped

[eyejab]

all your vids kick ass

[metalorg]

Super-cool!

[Alpha1Bravo1Charlie1]

"13 billion years"

I think a thousand creationists just cried out in pain.

[anthonzi]

Like the new jumpsuit lol

[grebrim]

suck on that, creationists

[bajorjor1]

Go Science!!!

[SabreKitteh]

I'm glad to hear that they're planning on how to deal with the Hubble once it's decommissioned. The last thing we need is more debris in orbit.

[Nimnoms]

What a bunch a secular nonesense. We need to focus more on Jesus than these ridiculous ideas of space, lol.

[WhatsAfterThisPlace]

Agreed Jesus is more important than stupid science, I mean who needs a computer so that I can type this in right? Seriously VOTE FOR JESUS

[SoullessAtheist]

Does anyone else think Dr. J is sexy?

[TMH23]

"Peel an egg"

[southparkgtaca]

boiled egg.

[TMH23]

Got that. Just a bizarre analogy. Sounded like something Borat would say.

[southparkgtaca]

lol

[MysteryManoLove]

Hopefully some woman astronaut doesn't drop the fucking bag of tools this time so the Hubble actually gets fixed. If that bag was a purse, that bitch wouldn't have dropped it.

[Cab0cl0]

Sexist bullshit.

This "stupid bitch" achieved more in life and contributes to the progress of humanity, in a minute, more than you will ever do in your entire life, asshole.

[MysteryManoLove]

Doubtful

[Sqirril]

Well not really drop since there is no down.

[boony68]

Your a sexist idiot.

[MysteryManoLove]

I don't care

[boony68]

No duhhhh dumbass....If you cared about anyone other than yourself....You wouldnt have said what you di.

[MysteryManoLove]

Wow, my brain is tingling with intellect, has it ever occured to you that what I said was a joke? Don't take shit too seriously dood.

[Prodigyexam12]

That woman did more in this entire video than you're going to do in your entire fucked up life. That woman is doing shit you don't even dream about. THAT WOMAN has more knowledge and intelligence than you. So show some respect you little sexist cunt.

[MysteryManoLove]

Unfortunately intelligence wasted, she dropped a bag that burned up in the atmosphere of the earth worth more than a couple thousand dollars a peice to fix a peice of equipment in space. I actually can say I've don'e something more significant than that in my short lifetime already. I don't need the intelligence that she has in order to accomplish it either. I don't need to show respect to someone who screws up, I suppose you are going to tell me how wonderful Emilia Earhart was too?

[calvinhobbesliker2]

Everyone screws up once in a while.

[safewaysecurity]

nothing really.

[DrumWild]

In space, we will all have British accents.

[GoblinXXX]

Blimey! (Except the engineers, who will all have scottish accents.)

[toin9898]

ahahahaaha. xD

[me1513]

the astronoauts are going about as fast as anything else in orbit. So relative to them the astro garbage would be going only a few km/H difference

[uni4dfx]

Not if it's traveling in the opposite direction...

[HiAdrian]

Love the combination of brute force (getting the gear up there) and ultra sensitive equipment. What a challenge.

[Proletariat12]

He was peeling that egg pretty well actually.

[timegrinder]

2:40 - did he say 16 megapixels?

[BioNRGy]

Think he says 60 megapixel

[HiAdrian]

16 is correct. You have to keep in mind though that pixel count isn't everything. The hype created in the consumer DSLR market is quite misleading.

[druszaj]

60 megapixels

[zachary3625]

why are they even bothering to fix it? it out of date, and if i am right they are going to put a new, more advance, telescope in space.

[ManicMalcolm]

its cheaper to put in new instruments than to biuld a new one

[Rakly3]

Swee-heet!

[rextrek]

how come when they show them doing space walks - there doesn't seem to be the gazillion stars? looks liek black velvet???

[RPFS2008]

because they are done in my garage ;)

Seriously tho, I think it's to do with the cameras, but even so, I have never seen stars in any nasa video or picture, from earth's orbit. I'd like to tho. I'd imagine that without all the light pollution and atmosphere they'd be absolutely beautiful.

I've never taken a picture of the stars from ground level either. Maybe they don't show up down here aswell?

[calvinhobbesliker2]

The light needed to accurately image such images blocks out stars, like the sun does during the day.

[crazyhairball18]

lol, title fail 0:45

[rv186rs]

haha you´r right ^^

[calvinhobbesliker2]

how?

[AbdultheImpailler]

Isn't science great!!!

thanks for these great vids

[bunnycatch3r]

ok, I'm thinking he should have said "better job than I".

[ZombieX13]

oh my. They plan on plunging Hubble into the ocean?! Wow. I figured they just leave it up there forever or remove it piece by piece to keep it intact or historical purposes.

[QuixoticTendencies]

If they left it up there, it would just gradually dismantle due to micrometeoroid impacts, increasing the amount of orbital debris around Earth. You should read up on Kessler Syndrome. It's an interesting idea that will inevitably come into fruition if we don't take care to keep our gravity well clean.

Unfortunately there's no way for us to retrieve it intact without spending huge amounts of money that would be better spent on future missions.

Sucks, don't it?

[LordSheppard777]

What a waste of money. We have needs here on earth not in space.

[Foppemoa]

Or you spend money on research/science and actually evolve mankind a bit.

[ZombieX13]

We're fine here on earth if we could just rid ourselves of these horrible dictators and politicians.

[shadroth]

What an ignorant comment. You think if the money wasn't spent on this it would be spent on schools, hospitals, or giving your ass a tax-break? LOL! NASA scrounges for whatever scraps fall from the Department of Defense table, inspires children and adults alike, adds immeasurably to human knowledge, and all you can say is "What a waste of money". Go join the Flat Earth Society where you belong!

[calvinhobbesliker2]

Well, the earth will be destroyed in 5 billion years when the sun dies, so space research is needed in order for our desendents to colonize other solar systems so that humanity can live even after earth dies.

[Prodigyexam12]

Actually, we need to find another Galaxy. We ain't gonna survive when Andromeda and The Milky Way will collide. That is if we, has a species, are still alive.

[Alpha1Bravo1Charlie1]

Yeah, we better hurry up. We only have 3 billion years to do it, we're in serious trouble.

[Prodigyexam12]

The Nearest star to our Solar system is Proxima Centaury. It takes LIGHT 4.2 Light Years to travel there. It takes 10 minutes for light to reach earth from the sun. Now from here to our closest star are 4 light years. Now that's a damn long distance. Now imagine that we need to find a habitable planet. So far we've found none. Even if we do find, it would take a lot of Light years to travel there. But since Light takes so much to travel there, please tell me (continued)

[Prodigyexam12]

how could a "spaceship" from earth reach that planet without the food supplies, water supplies etc run out. We don't have "devices" capable of reaching Light Speed. Even if we would have that it would still take 4 light years. Now that's a long damn time. So yeah, we are in trouble, because it would take a shitload of time to reach a new planet, and above all that the food supplies and water supplies will eventually run out. Not only that but the human life span is only about 70 years or so.

[Alpha1Bravo1Charlie1]

Why are u directing this at me? I was being sacrastic, obviously we have none of the technology required to colonise a far away planet. I just said that we have an estimated 3 billion years to work it out before the sun consumes us all.

I disagree with nothing you said.

[pokermaster54]

"I just said that we have an estimated 3 billion years to work it out before the sun consumes us all."

You are assuming that the earth's surface remains the same for billions of years when that is clearly not the case. There might come a day when the earth's atmosphere is too toxic or too hot or too cold for us to survive.

[Alpha1Bravo1Charlie1]

I'm not assuming anything. I told u I wasn't serious, I gave us the best case scenario. If you wanna be completely fair then we have a chance of nuking eachother to death, or succumbing to a giant pandemic, or losing all the bees and starving to death.

[calvinhobbesliker2]

As our tech gets better, the life span will increase. Additionally, if you travel near light speed, time goes solwer, so 4 years might only feel like one month, and so only one month of supplies are necessary. If we ever actually reach light speed, time will stop for us.

[Prodigyexam12]

I don't think it's possible for any human made device to actually achieve light speed. The best thing that could help us atm is...wormholes. And has for the life span? I'm not sure. What proof you got that the life span will, indeed, increase?

[burtflaxton]

I think what you mean is that you can survive in space for months on end without being affected by the lack of gravity, which is also untrue. With a lack of gravity, in space, your body starts muscle attrition and will stop working completely if you stay in space for more than those "months of end". It also causes your bones to start a process of decay which will cause your bones to break under the slightest pressure.

[Prodigyexam12]

It's not me talking about "surviving" without gravity, It's calvinhobbesliker2.

I just said that the muscles will attrofy...atrofi...atrition?..­..they'll just become inactive? Bah basically you're fucked without gravity.

[calvinhobbesliker2]

I see. My mistake. Would you be able to generate a gravitational field by rotating the spaceship?

[Prodigyexam12]

No idea.

[calvinhobbesliker2]

Well, as tech increases there will be better and more cures for diseases, and the standard of living will increase.

[Prodigyexam12]

But that does not mean viruses will not adapt to those cures. We can cure one virus and a new strain will appear. Life Span will not increase, maybe by 5 years if we manage to "clone" organs or just make "mechanical" ones to replace the affected ones. But that wouldn't work all the time. So basically the life span will remain the same until...well until we decide to replace every single organic material in our body with non organic crap.

[calvinhobbesliker2]

That method was how our life span increased from 20-70 years. When the viruses change, we can create new cures, which would happen faster than it does now due to our higher tech.

[Prodigyexam12]

Tech can be has high has it can get, but even without Viruses, the Human life span wouldn't increase by a whole lot. Organs don't last forever. They will eventually "fail". You can anticipate an organ failure and actually replace it, since we do have the techonolgy to do that + stem cell research will help a lot on that, but once the brain fails, you're fucked.

[imarchello]

replace nerve cells with nanobots :-)

[Prodigyexam12]

So if we try an actually voyage like that, even if it would take generations of humans to actually reach that planet, food supplies would run out. So basically we're screwed either way. THAT'S why we are in trouble. Because even if we would be capable of building something to reach light speed, supplies would still run out. So we're fucked either way.

[tieInterceptor]

make a ship big enough with a cow and some fields to grow weat and you are sorted

;)

[Prodigyexam12]

Hmm....could work! Nobel Prize for you sir!

[Chill197]

Supplies wont be a problem on deep space travel. I't's possible to create agrocultule conditions on ship so you could grow your food. Oxogyn and wrter will be no problem if it's all runing on a recyle system. The only problem would be to create artifcial gravity

[Prodigyexam12]

Artificial gravity yeah that would be a problem. But the size of the ship would have to be pretty big if you're planing to relocate an entire civilization...then again we could make separate ship each accomodating a number of people.

[tieInterceptor]

for artificial gravity, just have the entire ship spin and have all the fields face inwards,

the centrifugal force will keep everyone in artificial gravity

[PluralOfEverything]

Everyone will get dizzy.

[Chill197]

I think if we would be colonizing only a small amount of people will be taking and there will be sort of space pit stops between earth and the new planet so people would probably be living on space stations

[calvinhobbesliker2]

You don't need gravity to survive. Astronauts live in space for months on end.

[Prodigyexam12]

Muscles will atrofy(I didn't spell it right did I?). Basically will become "inactive" because you won't use them. You won't be able to walk when we finally reach a planet. So gravity is something w e need.

[burtflaxton]

That is incorrect, you need Gravity very much to live. If there was no gravity nothing would exist. There is always gravity.

[Chill197]

Actually astronauts would need gravity because they would start to lose mussel mass which we need to move

[EdwardHowton]

Bone mass, mostly. Muscles would atrophy but only because they wouldn't be necessary. Takes a lot of effort to get around on Earth, but we're used to that.

[Chill197]

Explains why the predator has super strength

[VisitingXenoc133]

Prodigyexam; that will never be a problem for anyone living in either galaxy, space is so vast it is unlikely that any stars will collide with each other. if anything it will probably just give us a few more living options.

[ChuckyJesus666]

BTW, I saw the Hubble at JPL before it was launched. Finally, the word awesome is appropriate.

[ChuckyJesus666]

I need someone to service my rocket..... j/k

Love it; I wish they'd keep the scope going for decades longer!

[crazyhairball18]

they're going to replace it with something better i believe :)

[SalesmanJohn]

I'm speechless. This FFreeThinker has to be the best channel in the history of YouTube.

[qanazir]

Hubble has served humanity well, may its replacement deliver as much good and interesting information.

[robertghouston]

Hubble Space Telescope rules!

[boxant]

Hope everything goes according to plan up there!

[AsG1989]

HD win

[jefferyakathedude]

I can't even imagine the preparation that these guys had to go through prior to the launch! Awesome post FFree!

[Ormaaj]

Very cool. I think it would be worth the investment to build an improved optical space telescope with a larger diameter mirror and such. I'm sure technology has advanced - its been at least 10-15 years I think since Hubble was launched.

[flyboy172r]

I saw Atlantis depart not 23 hours ago. A beautiful and safe launch. I cant wait to see some new pictures from Hubble!

[themanwhoknew]

The next Hubble Telescope will look like a giant Codec digital camera.

[Raycheetah]

I only wish that Hubble could continue to receive upgrades and maintenance. It seems such a waste for it to eventually fall into the sea, even if it will eventually be replaced by a new, more powerful instrument. It would be better if a shuttle could at least go up and retrieve it, instead, and return it for display, for example at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. Too bad we won't have the shuttle for too much longer, either. ='[.]'=

[tubester4567]

Hahaha what happens if they unscrew stuff and drop a screw? could take a billion years to find it. bahahaha

[tubester4567]

wow its cool how those guys can work on hubble while moving at a gazillion km/h through space.

[rv186rs]

so do you, does it affect you a lot?

[jigoku66]

It would, if we didn't have gravity and an atmosphere.

[rv186rs]

of course, but I was talking about the speed, its only the acceleration that affects you then

[jigoku66]

Well, you're right, if it's only about the speed. :)

[jamminjago]

some people just aren't meant for video commentary Dr.J

[stengevarsel]

Thank you! Watched the launch on a CNN live stream yesterday. This adds to the experience. I'm glad you upload these Hubblecast videos.

[Discipol]

its not that expensive to fucking REPLACE them

[jdszoke]

Purely awesome

[mindgame0000000]

Very Nice