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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 6 Oct 2013

    Mysteries of #Gravity: Why Bullock, a medical Doctor, is servicing the Hubble Space Telescope.

    3:50 PM - 6 Oct 2013
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      2. Cassandra‏Verified account @ChrisWarcraft 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Budget cuts.

        11 replies 22 retweets 117 likes
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      2. NASA Watch‏ @NASAWatch 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson Fact check: Astronaut Scott Parazynski (MD) did EVA solar array surgery on STS-120. No mystery at all. #ThingsNASAMightTweet

        1 reply 3 retweets 11 likes
      3. william ricker‏ @n1vux 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @NASAWatch

        @NASAWatch @neiltyson easier to train an MD to turn a wrench than a wrench-turner to do medicine

        0 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
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      2. Jessie Spoopmore@LACC‏Verified account @jessiepridemore 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Neil deGrasse Tyson: Ruiner of all things we love. Pluto and the movie Gravity. @neiltyson

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      1. Dragoneer‏ @Dragoneer 6 Oct 2013
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        @neiltyson Clear answer: the Hubble is suffering anxiety and depression over NASA's lack of funding due to the shutdown.

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      1. NASA Watch‏ @NASAWatch 6 Oct 2013
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        .@neiltyson #NASA astronauts more cross-trained than you seem to think. That is why they are so good at what they do. #ThingsNASAMightTweet

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      1. Chris Randall‏Verified account @Chris_Randall 6 Oct 2013
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        @neiltyson She was a medical imaging specialist, not a medical doctor per se. They made that pretty clear, I thought.

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      2. Robert Kosara  👀‏Verified account @eagereyes 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Rocket surgery!

        1 reply 3 retweets 16 likes
      3. Alexander Yarde‏ @thatalexyarde 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @eagereyes

        @eagereyes @neiltyson Good one Robert!

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      4. Robert Kosara  👀‏Verified account @eagereyes 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @thatalexyarde

        @thatalexyarde Thanks! ;)

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      2. P. D. Lindgren‏ @pdlindgren 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @sciam Story Musgrave, who serviced the Hubble on STS-61, was also a physician.

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      1. Tom Forsyth‏ @tom_forsyth 6 Oct 2013
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        @neiltyson Because it's rocket surgery?

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      1. Paolo Amoroso‏ @amoroso 7 Oct 2013
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        @neiltyson Even a veterinarian, Richard Linnehan, serviced Hubble in the STS-109 mission

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      1. pkrwatch‏ @pkrwatch 6 Oct 2013
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        @neiltyson its 7am at a mosque in kuala lumpur.haridz is determined to study astronomy.tks to u.pic.twitter.com/qEWtewa6Pv

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      1. Kevin Grazier‏ @kevingrazier 7 Oct 2013
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        @neiltyson That's explained in the film. The device is an astronomical application of her medical imaging system.

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      1. Yossarian‏ @YossarianB25 6 Oct 2013
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        @neiltyson During STS-109 Dr. Rick Linnehan, a veterinarian, serviced Hubble so it's not really a mystery. It happened already.

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      1. RF‏ @rbfelix 6 Oct 2013
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        Sequester RT @neiltyson: Mysteries of #Gravity: Why Bullock, a medical Doctor, is servicing the Hubble Space Telescope.

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