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Kepler is back online! Scientists have not determined what caused the spacecraft to go into Emergency Mode, but one non-scientist suggested it may have entered into an uncharted and newly constructed Black Roundabout Hole. After circling the cosmic interchange for several days, it has now safely emerged:
While it’s certainly good news to have Kepler back among the living, its brief sojourn into darkness may yet have lasting effects. For now Kepler is back in its lowest fuel-burning mode, while NASA performs checks on the spacecraft to see if its ready to shift back into Science Mode.
http://gizmodo.com/nasa-just-recovered-i...1770284600
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Thanks for that, HOTPE!
Good news is that the problem doesn't appear to be due to a reaction wheel failure, which would have been devastating for the mission. Current thinking is that because the switch to emergency mode occurred while the observatory wasn't being re-orientated, the wheels are unlikely to be the culprit.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/mission-man...and-stable
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And so it continues...
"Legal challenges filed against TMT hearings officer"
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/31758...gs-officer
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others pointed out that (judge) Amano and her husband, Donald Amano, are dues-paying member of the Imiloa Astronomy Center
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Really? I wonder how many thousands of professional types on this island, belong? Who would that leave to preside over the hearings?
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Who would that leave to preside over the hearings?
If the Lord Jesus Christ Himself came down from Heaven to preside over the hearing, the Protectors would still find some reason to object.
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If the Lord Jesus Christ Himself came down from Heaven...
Why is Jesus in Heaven? Does he consider Mauna Kea less sacred...
Clearly, this is a conflict of interest.
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The tmt project probably has only the best of intentions and in no way aims to take part in anything that article above represents
Did you read the article?
It's about missiles that destroy satellites.
And infrared satellites in orbit that detect those missile launches.
Would you care to explain how the TMT or other ground based observatory could "take part" in any activity discussed in the article you linked?
Maybe it's time for people who disseminate false information about the TMT to move on, maybe to China or India. India's good if you like sacred sites. You can't throw a rock there without hitting something sacred. Hope you don't like hamburgers.
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wouldn't want to see Our mountain summits or its many coming generations to lose its aloha
Did the "protectors" bring a porta-potty for the duration of their protest?
No?
Who desecrated what, again?
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Just read our current night log. Three space targets destroyed tonight with two more turning back. Just a pretty normal evening on MK. Satellite-destroying laser power is still at high levels and detection capabilities have not been compromised. You can all sleep safely tonight.
