Hubble Space Telescope

[Michel Van]

With new NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.
i think a mission will fly to Hubble, either to boost in higher orbit or maintain it.
question manned or robotic ?

 

[Flyaway]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2009007873200980291

View: https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/2009007873200980291

One note from the STScI town hall at #AAS247 today: the median reentry date for Hubble, based on current modeling, is 2033; a <10% chance of reentry by 2029.

 

[publiusr]

Jared, being wealthy, should fund and lead it himself.

Time for his ilk to put up or shut up.

 

[Flyaway]

Geekwire: Orbital Robotics reaches out with a plan to build robotic arms that use AI [Jan 14]

Orbital Robotics is also recruiting partners for an effort to save the 35-year-old Hubble Space Telescope from a fiery, mission-ending descent. Kohl said he and his collaborators are working on a white paper about the project that would be reviewed by NASA experts as well as astronauts who participated in previous Hubble servicing missions.

The plan calls for building a robotic spacecraft that could attach itself to the telescope, install a star tracker package on its exterior, boost Hubble to a more stable orbit, and then undock.

 

[Byeman]

Jared, being wealthy, should fund and lead it himself.

Time for his ilk to put up or shut up.

he has done enough

 

[NMaude]

It would appear that NASA may be able reboot the HST to a higher orbit:

Here is the link to the report from Ars Technica:https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03...

 

[Flyaway]

NASA interested in Hubble reboost if costs can be reduced

As NASA prepares an attempt to reboost an astronomy spacecraft in a decaying orbit, the agency is open to doing something similar for the Hubble Space Telescope, provided its operating costs can be reduced.

 

[NMaude]

NASA interested in Hubble reboost if costs can be reduced

Well NASA could get ideas for a HST reboot by looking at the upcoming launch of the reboot-satellite for the SWIFT satellite (This mission I understand will be the very last flight of the Pegasus-XL launcher).

 

[FighterJock]

A Hubble reboost would be good news for science in general.