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NASA announces its iconic space telescope has stopped working (33 years, RIP. 33!)
Tweak Town ^ | 11/30/23 | Jak Connor

Posted on 12/05/2023 6:48:22 AM PST by C210N

NASA has announced that its 30-year-old iconic space telescope has stopped working and paused all scientific operations following a gyro error.

The space agency explained via its blogpost that the Hubble Space Telescope entered safe mode on November 23 due to an "ongoing gyroscope (gyro) issue", and that the space telescope's instruments remain in good health. NASA further explained that Hubble entered into safe mode automatically when one of its three gyroscopes provided faulty readings. For those that don't know, Hubble's gyro's measure the turn rates of telescope, which is a component of the telescope knowing which direction it's pointing in.

Furthermore, NASA revealed that Hubble first entered into safe mode on November 19, but was promptly recovered by ground teams that were able to get Hubble back to an appropriate level for scientific operations. However, the following day, the gyro problem reared its head again, resulting in scientific operations being suspended again on November 21, which was followed by another recovery and then another failure on November 23.

This isn't the first time that Hubble has been brought offline, as it was only in June that the iconic space telescope was knocked offline due to a problem with its payload computer.


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KEYWORDS: hubble; nasa
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To: Fai Mao
Conspiracy guys say there is a second Hubble, owned by the CIA, pointed at Earth thatโ€™s used for spying.

You are IBIN (in before it's news).

21 posted on 12/05/2023 7:10:46 AM PST by C210N (Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.)
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To: NorthMountain

A crew dragon Hubble repair mission has been discussed. I don’t know where the plans stand currently. I think there’s thought that Hubble is basically at end-of-life now and pouring more money into it is not a good investment, but I don’t know for sure.


22 posted on 12/05/2023 7:11:34 AM PST by Campion (Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - Little Flower)
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To: C210N

It went offline in 2018 also.


23 posted on 12/05/2023 7:12:02 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: z3n
Continue, reboot in safe mode, or call tech support ($33,333,333/hr fees apply)

... or repair gyro and PM all the other gyros ($666,666,666/hr fees apply)

24 posted on 12/05/2023 7:12:38 AM PST by C210N (Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.)
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To: Gay State Conservative
I know a guy.
25 posted on 12/05/2023 7:12:38 AM PST by Sertorius (A hayseed with no Greek and dam^ proud of it)
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To: C210N

My local astronomy club has an image from early in the Hubble days. It’s an image from an “empty” point of space in a little slice sky in Ursa Major. It is awe inspiring how full that area actually is.


26 posted on 12/05/2023 7:13:09 AM PST by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: Fai Mao
Conspiracy guys say there is a second Hubble, owned by the CIA, pointed at Earth thatโ€™s used for spying.

Not 'one', DOZENS......................

27 posted on 12/05/2023 7:13:35 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: C210N

Will SpaceX give them a ride?


28 posted on 12/05/2023 7:14:23 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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To: C210N

If only we we had a manned vehicle — oh, call it a “space shuttle” — so that we could fly a crew up there to fix it.


29 posted on 12/05/2023 7:16:12 AM PST by Flatus I. Maximus (You can vote your way into Socialism, but you have to shoot your way out of it.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Ooooopsee! Shuttle don’t go there anymore. Well, they don’t go anywhere anymore. Surely NASA has a plan. Oww owwi know. If they become more diverse and inclusive it will all work out. Flying people? Well, call Elon.


30 posted on 12/05/2023 7:16:31 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this๐Ÿ’ฉ? ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ’‰! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‘!)
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To: woodbutcher1963

I thought SpaceX was working on something


31 posted on 12/05/2023 7:17:03 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: montag813

32 posted on 12/05/2023 7:19:51 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: woodbutcher1963

More than likely Elon is designing (with his SpaceX team) the configuration to do that.


33 posted on 12/05/2023 7:22:24 AM PST by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
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To: C210N
(33 years, RIP. 33!)

Looks like Easter's coming early this year. We all know that

you can't keep a good man down.

ืจืคื•ืื” ืฉืœื™ืžื”

Refuah Shlema!
Get Well Soon!
(A Complete Healing)

(HST = Aloha Time)

34 posted on 12/05/2023 7:23:54 AM PST by Ezekiel (๐Ÿ†˜๏ธ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars โ™‚๏ธ, aka every man)
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To: George from New England

Because it is iconically, iconic


35 posted on 12/05/2023 7:27:31 AM PST by Oystir
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To: Gay State Conservative
Time to call the experts, Spacex.
36 posted on 12/05/2023 7:28:00 AM PST by NavyShoe
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To: C210N

33 years is way past it’s initial expected service life. But it would be nice if they could get it humming again.


37 posted on 12/05/2023 7:32:35 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (The Truth is like a lion. You don't need to defend it. Let it loose and it will defend itself.)
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To: C210N
30-year-old iconic space telescope

After 30 years with rapidly changing technology we haven't put up a replacement for Hubble?

38 posted on 12/05/2023 7:33:23 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: montag813

39 posted on 12/05/2023 7:33:31 AM PST by Alas Babylon! (Repeal the Patriot Act; Abolish the DHS; reform FBI top to bottom!)
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To: Gay State Conservative
Canโ€™t they send someone out with a tool box and a laptop to straighten things out?

Here's the team for the job:

40 posted on 12/05/2023 7:37:52 AM PST by Rio
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