It's been 34 years since the Hubble Space Telescope launched into the harsh and unforgiving environment of Earth orbit. Just earlier this week (June 4), NASA announced one of the Hubble Space Telescope 's three remaining gyroscopes — which help scientists make sure the craft is pointing in the correct direction — has failed. Related: A billionaire hopes to upgrade the Hubble Telescope on a private SpaceX mission, but could it really happen? It's certainly given us better insight into considerations for developing future commercial reboost missions." This is all to say, though, that a commercial servicing mission is not out of the question for the future.

Source: Washington Post June 07, 2024 16:28 UTC