After Shuttle's Success, NASA Aims to Save Hubble
This mission is critical; that nothing goes wrong. Because of something does go wrong, we'll have to leave a Shuttle in space (and launch a rescue mission, which has never been done before, and that has the potential of failing too, which could leave two shuttles stranded in space and around 8 astronauts dying slowly of suffocation -- NOT a pretty picture). Now, remember, when I was discussing space junk, NASA now estimates that there's a 1-in-185 chance of a space junk "encounter" on this mission. Also not good, because "encounter" means a powerful bang at around 17,000 miles an hour. (Speaking of space junk: Mysterious East Coast Boom Was Falling Russian Rocket)
OK -- so if you had a 1-in-185 chance of winning a million dollars, would you put down a $1K bill on the bet?
That kinda puts it in perspective, doesn't it?
On a lighter note, heck of a picture of the ISS:
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