Think you can save the Hubble Space Telescope? NASA wants to know.
After 36 years in orbit, the Hubble Space Telescope is losing altitude and is expected to re-enter the atmosphere by the early-to-mid-2030s. NASA has issued a Request For Information to find commercial solutions for capturing the observatory to boost its altitude to at least 373 miles or manage its reentry.
Key points
- NASA issued an RFI for commercial ideas to save or dispose of Hubble.
- The telescope is projected to fall back to Earth in the early-to-mid-2030s.
- Proposed solutions include reboosting the orbit to at least 600 km or controlled reentry.
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