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Claude Nicollier
American
Astronaut
Born:
Sep 2
,
1944
Become
Infrared
Sky
Space
Time
Will
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The objects that are of moderate energy, like our sun or most of the stars that we see in the night sky with the naked eye, are objects in which relatively moderate energy processes are taking place.
Claude Nicollier
Sky
Naked
Energy
Stars
Our
Relatively
Sun
Eye
See
Objects
Taking
Naked Eye
Like
Most
Moderate
Place
Which
Processes
Night
My first dream as a child was to become a pilot. My second dream was to become an astronomer, and I pursued in parallel efforts and studies in these two areas.
Claude Nicollier
Pilot
First
Become
Astronomer
Dream
Parallel
Area
Pursued
Studies
Child
Efforts
Second
Two
My name was on the list very early after these announcements were made through the newspapers in Europe.
Claude Nicollier
Made
Through
Announcement
Name
Were
Very
List
After
Newspapers
Europe
Early
Then, much later, my next dream was to become an astronaut, and I was fortunate to realize that dream, also.
Claude Nicollier
Become
Later
Astronaut
Dream
Also
Realize
Then
Much
Next
Fortunate
Hubble is very close to my heart, and going back to Hubble, because I was there once already in 1993, is really a great privilege for me.
Claude Nicollier
Great
Me
Heart
Back
Once
Because
Hubble
Very
Close
Privilege
Going
Really
The future infrared space telescope will cover that area in a much more efficient manner.
Claude Nicollier
Future
Space
Will
Telescope
More
Area
Cover
Efficient
Infrared
Manner
Much
As far as the radio waves part of the spectrum, we can do these adequately from the ground because the atmosphere is basically transparent to our radio waves.
Claude Nicollier
Our
Waves
Adequately
Atmosphere
Part
Because
As Far As
Far
Transparent
Ground
Radio
Basically
Spectrum
We have the Fine Guidance Sensors, one of which we will exchange out of three. Another one we changed on the last servicing mission, and on the fourth servicing mission in 2003 or 2004, the third one will be exchanged.
Claude Nicollier
Guidance
Will
Three
Changed
Out
Fine
Exchange
Mission
Another
Which
Sensors
Servicing
Fourth
Last
Third
You can see these boxes which are covered with metal foils for thermal reasons, and they are also, most of the time, thermally controlled inside to keep reasonable temperature inside each of these containers.
Claude Nicollier
Time
You
Inside
Temperature
See
Most
Also
Boxes
Metal
Covered
Controlled
Which
Reasonable
Reasons
Each
Thermal
Keep
We developed already, before the first servicing mission, this has been further developed on the second servicing mission and we refined it this time, all the terminology.
Claude Nicollier
Time
First
Before
Further
Has-Been
Developed
Mission
Terminology
Been
Refined
Second
Servicing
It is going to be an experiment of how it works, and I see I have all reasons to believe that it will work fine. But it's a short time. And we also have pushed the envelope here a little beyond what has been done in the past.
Claude Nicollier
Work
Time
Will
Past
Experiment
Believe
Has-Been
Fine
See
Pushed
Envelope
Beyond
Also
How
Been
Done
Going
Short
In The Past
Short Time
Little
Reasons
Works
Here
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