"Hubble Faces Challenges as NASA Declines Rescue Mission"
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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.
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- NASA's Hubble Temporarily Pauses Science Science@NASA
- Hubble goes to single-gyro operating mode as NASA passes on private servicing mission SpaceNews
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