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In Honor of Kepler Telescope

macroniusmacronius Member Posts: 2,526
edited August 2013 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
In honor of the seemingly lost Kepler telescope ... which gave us hope of "to explore strange new worlds ... " and eventually "...to seek out new life"

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/08/15/nasa-abandons-hope-for-failing-kepler-space-telescope/

I have commissioned a brand new Tac Vesta with the name of

U.S.S. Kepler
NCC 201308 (this month)

It is mission is to seek new(and old life) and destroy it. ... But in all seriousness it makes me sad what's happening to our real and beloved space program. First the space shuttle in museums and now this ...

:(
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."

- Judge Aaron Satie
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  • asthalothasthaloth Member Posts: 66 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    I'm not ashamed to say I broke down and cried a little when I saw Endeavor. :(
  • lordmanzelotlordmanzelot Member Posts: 468 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    RIP Kepler
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  • stardestroyer001stardestroyer001 Member Posts: 2,615 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    Its not dead, just unable to orient itself.
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  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    Kepler Mk II or some other unmanned spacecraft will come out eventually with the ability to detect Earth-like planets orbiting distant stars. While it would have been nice if it lasted longer in working condition, it has done lots for the advancement of our space exploration. After all twenty years ago, we had no proof that solar systems are all that common. Now we know that the galaxy is full of solar systems that might carry life on some of those planets.
  • macroniusmacronius Member Posts: 2,526
    edited August 2013
    True. Before all these planetary systems were discovered I was skeptical that there could even exist a solar system with the right conditions ... habitability zone, rocky world, earth gravity. Now we know there may exist at least few candidates.

    "... she went down before her time ... think they will make another ... plenty of scientist left ..."

    :)
    "With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."

    - Judge Aaron Satie
  • centersolacecentersolace Member Posts: 11,178 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    :'(

    At least it's not all lost, it seems like there's a lot that can still be done with it. :(
  • yreodredyreodred Member Posts: 3,527 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    It's a shame.

    Who knows what it may have found....
    "...'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured...the first thought forbidden...the first freedom denied--chains us all irrevocably.' ... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. I fear that today--" - (TNG) Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie

    A tale of two Picards
    https://youtu.be/d-f3bscZa0E?t=105
    (also applies to Star Trek in general)
  • bruccybruccy Member Posts: 292 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    they could likely fix that but making bombs to blow each other up is way more important to humanity
  • displaybilldisplaybill Member Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    Maybe it will fall into a magnetic anomaly and reappear 400 years later.
  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    stardestroyer001 wrote: »
    Its not dead, just unable to orient itself.
    Actually.... The impresion I got is that it can still reorient itself, just not with the precision needed to find exoplanets. Only 2 of it's 4 gyros failed.... but... this makes me wonder how long those will last....
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