February 17, 20233 yr Looks like NASA and SapceX are planning to boost the Hubble telescope into a higher orbit and extend its lifespan. It will involve a SpaceX Dragon capsule, and its first depressurization and space walk. NASA and SpaceX signed an unfunded Space Act Agreement Thursday, Sept. 22, to study the feasibility of a SpaceX and Polaris Program idea to boost the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope into a higher orbit with the Dragon spacecraft, at no cost to the government. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-spacex-to-study-hubble-telescope-reboost-possibility
February 20, 20233 yr Very interesting. Even with the James Webb telescope in service, there's still plenty of work for Hubble, no doubt. Surely not everybody was kung fu fighting. https://rationalwiki.org
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February 21, 20233 yr Author 15 hours ago, Paul K said: Very interesting. Even with the James Webb telescope in service, there's still plenty of work for Hubble, no doubt. Yep, still a very useful platform. If they can pull this off it will be good news. Lets see what Dr. Becky has to say.
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