NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope will function with one gyro

After repeated interruptions due to a faltering gyroscope, the Hubble Space Telescope will transition to operating using only one gyroscope, NASA announced June 4. The telescope’s set of gyros helps measure and control the telescope’s attitude, or orientation, and keeps Hubble steady and its images sharp. The most recent pause to Hubble’s science observations cameContinue reading “NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope will function with one gyro”
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