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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
Adequately
As Far As
Atmosphere
Basically
Because
Far
Ground
Our
Part
Radio
Spectrum
Transparent
Waves
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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
Back
Because
Close
Going
Great
Heart
Hubble
Me
Once
Privilege
Really
Very
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I feel very privileged to be part of this mission, and when my nomination was announced, I was really very, very happy to be selected for this mission.
~ Claude Nicollier
Announced
Feel
Happy
I Feel
Mission
Nomination
Part
Privileged
Really
Selected
Very
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I think a benefit is that we try to put it up in a short time. From the decision to do this mission until we fly, it's six months and one week or so, so it's a very short time.
~ Claude Nicollier
Benefit
Decision
Fly
I Think
Mission
Months
Put
Short
Short Time
Six
Think
Time
Try
Until
Up
Very
Week
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I would say the most help I got was from my dad. My dad is a civil engineer in Switzerland; he's 90 years old now, so he's no longer active as a civil engineer, but still a very active person.
~ Claude Nicollier
Active
Civil
Dad
Engineer
Got
He
Help
Longer
Most
Now
Old
Person
Say
Still
Switzerland
Very
Would
Years
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In general, the objects in the universe that are very high-energy objects, or the processes that are high-energy processes, will radiate more in the short wavelength range towards the gamma rays or the x-rays.
~ Claude Nicollier
General
More
Objects
Processes
Range
Rays
Short
Towards
Universe
Very
Wavelength
Will
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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
Also
Been
Believe
Beyond
Done
Envelope
Experiment
Fine
Going
Has-Been
Here
How
I See
In The Past
Little
Past
Pushed
Reasons
See
Short
Short Time
Time
Will
Work
Works
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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
Area
Astronomer
Become
Child
Dream
Efforts
First
Parallel
Pilot
Pursued
Second
Studies
Two
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My name was on the list very early after these announcements were made through the newspapers in Europe.
~ Claude Nicollier
After
Announcement
Early
Europe
List
Made
Name
Newspapers
Through
Very
Were
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On one hand, to be able to go from one direction in the sky to study such an object to another direction to study another object, and on the other hand to be able to maintain accurately the position in space.
~ Claude Nicollier
Able
Accurately
Another
Direction
Go
Hand
Maintain
Object
Other
Position
Sky
Space
Study
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The future infrared space telescope will cover that area in a much more efficient manner.
~ Claude Nicollier
Area
Cover
Efficient
Future
Manner
More
Much
Space
Telescope
Will
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The Next Generation Space Telescope, which will be located much further away from the Earth than the Hubble Space Telescope presently is, will also explore the infrared part of the spectrum.
~ Claude Nicollier
Also
Away
Earth
Explore
Further
Generation
Hubble
Located
Much
Next
Next Generation
Part
Space
Spectrum
Telescope
Than
Which
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
Energy
Eye
Like
Moderate
Most
Naked
Naked Eye
Night
Objects
Our
Place
Processes
Relatively
See
Sky
Stars
Sun
Taking
Which
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Then, much later, my next dream was to become an astronaut, and I was fortunate to realize that dream, also.
~ Claude Nicollier
Also
Astronaut
Become
Dream
Fortunate
Later
Much
Next
Realize
Then
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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
Been
Before
Developed
First
Further
Has-Been
Mission
Refined
Second
Time
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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
Another
Changed
Exchange
Fine
Fourth
Guidance
Last
Mission
Out
Sensors
Third
Three
Which
Will
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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
Also
Boxes
Controlled
Covered
Each
Inside
Keep
Metal
Most
Reasonable
Reasons
See
Temperature
Time
Which
You
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