NASA is shifting the way the Hubble Space Telescope points. The change is a work-around for a piece of hardware that’s become intolerably glitchy. Officials say Hubble will continue to do ‘ground breaking science,’ for about another decade.
Hubble Space Telescope
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Private mission to save the Hubble Space Telescope raises concerns, NASA emails show
When a private space traveler said he wanted to take a SpaceX capsule on a mission to improve the aging Hubble telescope, NASA studied the options. Internal emails show concern about the risk.
