NASA has scrubbed a long-awaited, long-planned Hubble rescue mission.
But, it didn’t plan for a totally unexpected problem. And, it’s a serious one.
Hubble has stopped sending data.
But, NASA’s Ed Weiler is right that it’s much better to have happened now than after the scheduled repair mission got there then returned home.
Read the whole story for possible causes and both temporary and longer-term fixes.
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September 30, 2008
Hubble telescope as dead as bailout?
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