Another Hubble gyroscope fails as repair mission is prepared

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was placed in a safe mode on 13 November after its gyroscope No 1 stopped operating, leaving just two operational units. Observations have been suspended. The situation, which had been anticipated, adds extra drama to the forthcoming STS103 Discovery mission to conduct the third service ...

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