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Per NASA newsconference, HST will begin operating in one-gyro mode.
Three gryos are dead, the three improved gyros are still operating but
one has been giving bad data from time to time, causing safe-mode operations. This will be kept offline as "from time to time" becomes
more frequent.
Hubble annual operations about $95 million.
(The improvement is in corrosion resistance.)
(Questions were asked about the proposed Polaris reboost mission)
On 04/06/2024 14:30 Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:
Per NASA newsconference, HST will begin operating in one-gyro mode.
Three gryos are dead, the three improved gyros are still operating but
one has been giving bad data from time to time, causing safe-mode
operations. This will be kept offline as "from time to time" becomes
more frequent.
Hubble annual operations about $95 million.
(The improvement is in corrosion resistance.)
(Questions were asked about the proposed Polaris reboost mission)
I very much doubt Hubble can be repaired by a Polaris (Crew Dragon) mission since they don't have a platform to attach Dragon to Hubble.
Also, who's
going to pay for all this?
Isaacman is conjuring up this mission but I'm
pretty sure he's not going to pay it out of his own pocket.
On 04/06/2024 14:30 Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:
Per NASA newsconference, HST will begin operating in one-gyro
mode. Three gryos are dead, the three improved gyros are still
operating but one has been giving bad data from time to time,
causing safe-mode operations. This will be kept offline as "from
time to time" becomes more frequent.
Hubble annual operations about $95 million.
(The improvement is in corrosion resistance.)
(Questions were asked about the proposed Polaris reboost mission)
I very much doubt Hubble can be repaired by a Polaris (Crew Dragon)
mission since they don't have a platform to attach Dragon to Hubble.
The Running Man blurted out:
On 04/06/2024 14:30 Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:
Per NASA newsconference, HST will begin operating in one-gyro mode. Three >>> gryos are dead, the three improved gyros are still operating but one has >>> been giving bad data from time to time, causing safe-mode operations.
This will be kept offline as "from time to time" becomes more frequent.
Hubble annual operations about $95 million.
(The improvement is in corrosion resistance.)
(Questions were asked about the proposed Polaris reboost mission)
I very much doubt Hubble can be repaired by a Polaris (Crew Dragon) mission >> since they don't have a platform to attach Dragon to Hubble.
Hubble has what might be considered a docking adapter, fitted on the lst servicing mission. How Dragon would use it is part of the TBDs Clampin says need to be filled in before NASA would be giving the go-ahead. And if the mission includes attaching external gyros to Hubble, those would have to be developed.
Also, who's going to pay for all this?
NASA would be paying for it, as they would for a de-orbit mission.
Isaacman is conjuring up this mission but I'm pretty sure he's not going to >> pay it out of his own pocket.
No, but I bet he's paying for some of the early planning.
With a quizzical look, Snidely observed:
The Running Man blurted out:
On 04/06/2024 14:30 Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:
Per NASA newsconference, HST will begin operating in one-gyro mode.
Three gryos are dead, the three improved gyros are still operating but >>>> one has been giving bad data from time to time, causing safe-mode
operations. This will be kept offline as "from time to time" becomes >>>> more frequent.
Hubble annual operations about $95 million.
(The improvement is in corrosion resistance.)
(Questions were asked about the proposed Polaris reboost mission)
I very much doubt Hubble can be repaired by a Polaris (Crew Dragon)
mission since they don't have a platform to attach Dragon to Hubble.
Hubble has what might be considered a docking adapter, fitted on the lst
servicing mission. How Dragon would use it is part of the TBDs Clampin
says need to be filled in before NASA would be giving the go-ahead. And if >> the mission includes attaching external gyros to Hubble, those would have >> to be developed.
Also, who's going to pay for all this?
NASA would be paying for it, as they would for a de-orbit mission.
I seem to be wrong about this.
Isaacman is conjuring up this mission but I'm pretty sure he's not going >>> to pay it out of his own pocket.
No, but I bet he's paying for some of the early planning.
Perhaps SpaceX and Isaacman are sharing the bill.
Isaacman discusses NASA's response with Ellie In Space:
<URL:https://youtu.be/HCd6hvmEJ2U?t=1068>
While Clampin seems open to the proposal "eventually", he seems confident that Hubble will keep going into the 2030s, and that too many details need to
be worked out to justify rushing into a solution. But Isaacman thinks NASA is not being completely candid about Hubble's health and that the current solar maximum reduces the time available.