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Hubble Space Telescope will “soon return to normal science operations”

October 24, 2018 by Steven Smith

A failed orienting tool onboard known as a gyroscope has forced NASA engineers to put the famous Hubble Space Telescope in safe mode earlier this month. The gyroscope is a key instrument of the telescope as it helps point and orients the Hubble telescope. The faulty gyro was one of three in active use and is showing faulty signs in recent months.

Three of the six gyroscopes have already failed on the Hubble telescope which is circling the planet earth since 1990. And, scientists have put the telescope in safe mode on 8th October this year after they have detected the error. The earth-based engineers already started to fix the gyro problems as soon as they detected the issue on board.

Hubble Space Telescope

NASA reported this Monday that the attempt of turning the gyroscope in the opposite direction will likely to clear any blockage which will help to revive the equipment.

NASA issued a statement saying that it “plans to execute a series of tests to evaluate the performance of the gyro under conditions similar to those encountered during routine science observations, including moving to targets, locking on to a target, and performing precision pointing,” and added “after these engineering tests have been completed, Hubble is expected to soon return to normal science operations.”

NASA on Hubble Space Telescope

The famous Hubble Space Telescope helped scientists to discover tons of new planets and helped them to make a 3D map of dark matter in the universe. Besides, it also helped them to shed new lights on the black hole mysteries. The telescope was originally meant to last only 15 years but it has been in the operation for more than 28 years now. Its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, will be launched in the year 2021.

The rotation rates produced by the backup gyro have reduced and are now within a normal range. Additional tests to be performed to ensure Hubble can return to science operations with this gyro. For more info: https://t.co/lT2Wpycqw2

— Hubble (@NASAHubble) October 22, 2018

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: NASA

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