Hubble gyro fails

1999-04-28T00:00:00

The third of six gyroscopes on the Hubble Space Telescope has failed. One more failure would put the telescope in a protective safe mode, preventing further observations. The accelerated third Space Shuttle servicing mission, which will replace the gyroscopes, is due in October. The mission has been brought forward from ...

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