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NASA Seeks Proposals for Reboosting the Hubble Space Telescope
TL;DRNASA wants commercial ideas to extend Hubble's life or safely deorbit it before 2030s.
Why it matters: Determines whether humanity keeps its most iconic telescope or loses decades of irreplaceable space science.
The Hubble Space Telescope "will plunge back into the atmosphere in the early-to-mid-2030s," reports Ars Technica. So now NASA has released a Request For Information (RFI) "asking commercial companies for ideas on how to reboost, service, or a controlled disposal of Hubble."…
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