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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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To: Gay State Conservative

Sheila Jackson Lee probably would send the Mars Rover over to check out Hubble.


41 posted on 12/05/2023 7:38:26 AM PST by skimbell
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To: C210N
Maybe someone uploaded Biden's brain to Hubble


42 posted on 12/05/2023 7:38:51 AM PST by COBOL2Java ("Life without liberty is like a body without spirit." - Kahlil Gibran)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Hubble was rassist towards brown dwarfs.


43 posted on 12/05/2023 7:42:17 AM PST by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: C210N
Beware the eyes of Mars ...


44 posted on 12/05/2023 7:45:24 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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To: C210N
They should have bought the manufacturers long term warranty plan.
Well, there's this now (12/2):

Hubble glitch renews talk about private servicing mission


Yeah, Elon's itching for a chance to ride to the rescue.
45 posted on 12/05/2023 7:54:02 AM PST by BikerJoe
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46 posted on 12/05/2023 7:59:31 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: C210N
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"

Unfortunately, it's hard to find a decent gyro shop in space.

But no worries: Greece Will Be on the Moon By 2022, Greek Space Agency’s Chairman Confirms.

47 posted on 12/05/2023 8:04:29 AM PST by x
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To: NorthMountain
Hah. Thank Barack Obama for shutting down the Shuttle program. Hubble, you may recall, was built for on-orbit servicing.

The shuttles became liberal Democrat trophies.

Except for the Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida (from where they launched), the others went to Los Angeles, DC, and New York City all known for their great contributions to the space program < /sarc>.

The Johnson Space Center in Houston (where the missions were run) was snubbed.

-PJ

48 posted on 12/05/2023 8:18:11 AM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Fai Mao
It wouldn’t surprise me if CIA DID have such an instrument. I think that the focal length would have to be much shorter however, to image the Earth’s surface. Hubble’s primary mirror is at f/24. It is claimed that Hubble can’t image the Moon’s surface to show us the Apollo landing sites because the Moon is too close. That’s my understanding.
49 posted on 12/05/2023 8:32:40 AM PST by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: IYAS9YAS

The “Hubble Deep Field”…

An amazing picture.


50 posted on 12/05/2023 8:35:04 AM PST by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: telescope115
Here is an image of Copernicus Crater, imaged with HST:

Link HERE for an article describing how the images were captured.

Very important information from the article:

A close-up view of Copernicus' terraced walls. Hubble can resolve features as small as 280 feet across.

Lunar landers, rovers, tracks, and footprints are all much smaller than 280 feet.

51 posted on 12/05/2023 8:40:14 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: 1Old Pro

Yep. It’s called the James Webb Space Telescope, launched in Dec 21.


52 posted on 12/05/2023 8:45:05 AM PST by chaosagent (Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
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To: C210N

Telescope has stopped working (33 years, RIP. 33!)

CLEAN UP IN ORBIT 5006B


53 posted on 12/05/2023 8:46:56 AM PST by Vaduz (....)
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To: Fai Mao

>> Conspiracy guys say there is a second Hubble, owned by the CIA, pointed at Earth that’s used for spying. <<

Don’t look at Google maps!


54 posted on 12/05/2023 8:50:22 AM PST by dangus
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To: woodbutcher1963

The voyagers are still going.


55 posted on 12/05/2023 9:00:27 AM PST by Revel
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To: C210N
"NASA has announced that its 30-year-old iconic space telescope has stopped working and paused all scientific operations following a gyro error."

Okay, who hired the cat?


56 posted on 12/05/2023 9:03:38 AM PST by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
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To: George from New England

Classic “clink bait” title?


57 posted on 12/05/2023 9:15:13 AM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is the next Sam Adams when we so desperately need him)
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To: NorthMountain

Pretty good info. Thanks for posting it. I’m wrong about the Moon being too close to focus on, but it would’ve been cool if it could’ve imaged the landing sites. LRO did that, of course.

I often get asked by people who show up for public viewing at our observatory if we can see the Apollo sites, and of course I tell them nope.


58 posted on 12/05/2023 9:23:07 AM PST by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: telescope115
LRO did that, of course.

And just barely ... the LRO images are convincing, or should be ... but even they are only a little better than "blobology".

59 posted on 12/05/2023 9:31:14 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: VAFreedom
The key word is "iconic."

Webster's definition of iconic:

2a: widely recognized and well-established
an iconic brand name
b: widely known and acknowledged especially for distinctive excellence

60 posted on 12/05/2023 9:55:42 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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