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NASA Weighs Commercial Servicing Missions for Hubble
Original: NASA Explores Potential Commercial Servicing for Hubble Telescope https:// science.nasa.gov/missions/hubb le/nasa-explor
NASA announced it is exploring potential commercial options for servicing the Hubble Space Telescope, revamping interest in extending the life of the decades-old observatory. The idea evokes NASA's earlier partnership study with SpaceX in 2022, which examined whether a private spacecraft could boost Hubble into a higher orbit. Astronomers are watching closely, since a controlled reboost could keep Hubble operating into the 2030s rather than letting its orbit decay toward reentry.
Why now: NASA's announcement that it may use commercial partners to service Hubble is new and has major implications for the telescope's future.
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