Get Hubble out of trouble

• Autores: Govert Schilling
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2981, 2014, págs. 38-39
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Since its launch from the space shuttle in 1990, Hubble has revolutionized almost every field in astronomy. But non-astronomers also fell in love with the space telescope. Its spectacular cosmic images have captured the imagination, earning Hubble its nickname: the people's telescope. Servicing missions won't be possible anymore because NASA has retired its fleet of space shuttles. NASA's plan is to de-orbit Hubble a few years after the launch of its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, which is planned for late 2018. Operating like a space tug, the robotic craft would guide the huge telescope safely into the Pacific. Here, Schilling urges everyone to rescue the planet's favorite telescope.