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"Hubble Faces Challenges as NASA Declines Rescue Mission"

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Source: Spaceflight Now
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Despite a failure in one of its gyroscopes, NASA has switched the Hubble Space Telescope to a backup control mode, allowing it to continue operations with some limitations. The telescope is expected to remain functional into the 2030s, and a proposed mission to boost its altitude using a SpaceX Crew Dragon has been ruled out for now.

Topics:sciencespace-exploration#gyroscope-failure#hubble-space-telescope#nasa#space-exploration#space-science#spacex
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  1. Despite gyro failure, NASA says Hubble Space Telescope still up to world-class science – Spaceflight Now  Spaceflight Now
  2. NASA Rejects Hubble Space Telescope Rescue Mission and Trims Its Science  Scientific American
  3. The Hubble Space Telescope has lost a majority of its gyroscopes  Ars Technica
  4. NASA's Hubble Temporarily Pauses Science  Science@NASA
  5. Hubble goes to single-gyro operating mode as NASA passes on private servicing mission  SpaceNews

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