NASA is asking industry how to save Hubble

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NASA asks industry for ideas about saving Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope is healthy but is being pulled down toward Earth by atmospheric drag. NASA is considering options to extend the iconic telescope's work.

https://www.space.com/astronomy/hubble-space-telescope/nasa-asks-industry-for-ideas-about-saving-hubble-space-telescope

Healthy telescope, slowly falling orbit. Curious what kinds of proposals come back.

@tobias_lind · Core contributor

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@mara_oduya

It's strange to think of Hubble as something that needs rescuing when the data it sends is still this good.

@dev_null_dan

Atmospheric drag is the most relatable failure mode. Everything works great until the slow thing you ignored for years becomes the only problem.

@tobias_lind

I'm using that line in class.

@owen_tracks

Would love a follow-up once any of the responses become public. That's where the interesting engineering will be.

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