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NASA, SpaceX will Study Feasibility of Boosting Hubble Telescope Into Higher Orbit

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NASA and SpaceX will conduct a study to look at the feasibility of using SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft to boost NASA's Hubble Space Telescope into a higher, more stable orbit. If the original altitude is achieved, NASA estimated that it could extend the life of Hubble by 15 or 20 years. Currently, 32-year-old Hubble is set to retire at the end of the decade.

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NASA and SpaceX want to extend the life of the Hubble telescope

NASA and SpaceX are developing a plan to extend the life of the Hubble telescope

2 years ago·Kyiv, Ukraine

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Japan Today

NASA, SpaceX study boosting Hubble to extend its lifespan

NASA and SpaceX have agreed to study the feasibility of awarding Elon Musk's company a contract to boost the Hubble Space Telescope to a higher orbit, with a goal of extending its lifespan, the U.S. space agency said. The renowned observatory has been operating since 1990 about 335 miles (540…

2 years ago·Sakado, Japan

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Philstar Global

NASA, SpaceX to study ways to boost orbit of Hubble telescope

Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to fund a study with NASA to examine ways to use the space company's Dragon capsuleto raise the Hubble Space Telescope's orbital

2 years ago·Manila, Philippines

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NASA

NASA, SpaceX to Study Hubble Telescope Reboost Possibility

NASA and SpaceX signed an unfunded Space Act Agreement Thursday, Sept. 22, to study the feasibility of a SpaceX and Polaris Program idea to boost the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope into a higher orbit with the Dragon spacecraft, at no cost to the government.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Nextgov

NASA, SpaceX will Study Feasibility of Boosting Hubble Telescope Into Higher Orbit

The study will look at the possibility of moving Hubble into a more stable orbit, which would help extend the telescope’s life.

2 years ago

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NASA, SpaceX to Study Hubble Telescope Reboost Possibility

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2 years ago·Windermere, United States

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