Keith’s note: NASA and ESA are celebrating Hubble’s 35th birthday today. But the next 5 birthdays will be sad. According to space science community sources the pending budget from OMB […]
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Media Finds A Reason To Whine About Extending The Life of Hubble
Keith’s note: At one point in the media question portion of the NASA/SpaceX/Polaris Dawn Hubble Reboost study briefing, there was a wet blanket media question about “rich people looking for […]
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Surprise NASA Press Event About Hubble And Commerce
Keith’s note: According to a last minute advisory “NASA will hold a media teleconference today at 4:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Sept. 29, to discuss a new study exploring potential commercial […]
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Hubble's Problems Fixed
NASA Hubble Update: July 16, 2021 – NASA Successfully Switches to Backup Hardware on Hubble Space Telescope “NASA has successfully switched to backup hardware on the Hubble Space Telescope, including […]
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Hubble Is Still A Badass Telescope
WRT #Hubble issues: just because there’s little news from @NASA does not mean that all hope is lost. It is an old spacecraft and there are still many options that […]
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Rethinking How And Who NASA Honors
Keith’s note: Yesterday NASA named its headquarters building after Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at NASA. By coincidence Wil Pomerantz, Vice President of Virgin Orbit, started […]
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What Hubble Photo Is This? (Update)
Keith’s 9 March note: Let’s see how many of you pay close attention to all of the photos that NASA releases from Hubble – there have been so many over […]
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Hubble Is Working Again
The Hubble Space TelescopeUnlocking the Secrets of the UniverseDaily Report #8140 Period Covered: 08:00 PM October 26, 2018 – 07:59 PM October 27, 2018 (DOY 300/0000z – 300/2359z) pic.twitter.com/B3jCyPlY9c — […]
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Pluto's Chaotic Moons
Hubble Finds Two Chaotically Tumbling Pluto Moons “If you lived on one of Pluto’s moons Nix or Hydra, you’d have a hard time setting your alarm clock. That’s because you […]
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Stunning Imagery from Hubble
Celestial Fireworks Celebrate Hubble’s 25th Anniversary (With Amazing Video) “This glittering tapestry of young stars exploding into life in a dramatic fireworks display has been released today to celebrate 25 […]