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(I'm on HN as a time kill as I wait for my family to call me)
Quite a few of my NASA colleagues worked today to launch the James Webb Space Telescope, and I'm sure most of them didn't mind working on Christmas. And I certainly appreciate all of those who work on the holidays to keep us safe.
There's a Christmas every year. A major telescope launch is apparently once a generation.
I hope not. This one is only going to last 10 years. Kepler also only lasted 10 years. Given the time it took to build it, I hope the JWST's replacement is already well into development. The reality is that space telescopes are launched every couple years without much fanfare. This just happens to be a very big and expensive one.
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There's a Christmas every year. A major telescope launch is apparently once a generation.
Yeah. I commented to my family that this telescope took multiple countries years to build. I'm not sure if it's just that difficult, or if budgets are too small.
And to think there's a strange few who want to suggest that you important folks who work overtime, are on call 24/7 for dangerous high demand jobs should not earn more than those of us who don't? Well I hope you keep being compensated, and I hope you'll accept my thanks (I'm on HN as a time kill as I wait for my family to call me)
Quite a few of my NASA colleagues worked today to launch the James Webb Space Telescope, and I'm sure most of them didn't mind working on Christmas. And I certainly appreciate all of those who work on the holidays to keep us safe.
I also drew the short straw for on-call this weekend. I've probably already clocked up 10hrs following a network failure at one of our datacenters. I'm not an essential worker, but I want to pass on my Christmas wishes to people who are; doctors, nurses, healthcare assistance, ambulance crews, fire crews, police and everyone else who keeps the world turning over the Christmas holiday. Thank you all for your hard work…
I miss her today and am also very proud of the work she does (Nurse Midwife).
Dropped off my wife at work around 7. She's on call at the hospital. Fortunately, it is not -40 here ;-) Happy holidays all!
Many thanks to your wife for carrying on caring for the sick and dying. Especially in times like these. There are many people that actively think about healthcare workers and the unrelenting work that it entails.
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I'm sure having to wear a uniform gets tiresome. But always dressing comfy means you never get to express that side. Having only used the office once a week in the last many months, I would consistently overdress when making an appearance. There is something nice about making an effort at dressing that correlates with wanting to make a bigger effort in general.
That is a very common misconception about the military. The uniform makes life easier. I never have to worry about fashion. I never have to figure out what is or is not appropriate attire for a specific meeting. It is very liberating. >> about making an effort at dressing that correlates with wanting to make a bigger effort in general. If you want to make the effort, military uniforms allow that too. The military is…
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There's a Christmas every year. A major telescope launch is apparently once a generation.
>> apparently once a generation I hope not. This one is only going to last 10 years. Kepler also only lasted 10 years. Given the time it took to build it, I hope the JWST's replacement is already well into development. The reality is that space telescopes are launched every couple years without much fanfare. This just happens to be a very big and expensive one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_telescopes