Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Armagh Planetarium . ... Space Flight . Human Exploration . Robot Exploration . ... Originally Discovery had been set to launch on 1 November, but this was delayed when fatigue cracks were found in the structure of its External Tank. ... A little bit of trivia is that Discovery has actually made the only shuttle-era Christmas time flight to date, this was STS-103 ,€а a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope in 1999. ...

MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL VISITATION BY THE BOARD OF GOVENORS HELD IN THE BOARD ROOM, ARMAGH OBSERVATORY AT 10.30AM ON 28 MARCH 2014 Present: His Grace, the Most Reverend R. Clarke (Chair), The Very Reverend Dean G. Dunstan, The Venerable Archdeacon R. G. Hoey, Canon J.N.T. Campbell, Canon A. Dawson, Canon C.F. Moore, Canon R.J.N. Porteus, Professor S. Smartt, ... He conveyed his thanks to Professor Hibbert for assisting him in the role of Deputy Chair of the Management Committee. ...