The Hubble Space Telescope is sinking! Two startups want to save it for free
Momentus and Astroscale, two startups specializing in space infrastructure and orbital debris, want to collaborate and help boost NASA's aging Hubble Space Telescope into a safe orbit.missionsNASA reckons there's more life in Hubble yet – but only if its altitude can be pushed higher to stop it falling and reentering Earth's atmosphere in the mid 2030s.
Now Momentus and Astroscale have announced they're willing to collaborate on a potential future servicing mission to remove local debris at risk of colliding with the Hubble Space Telescope, and reboost it into a safe orbit. "The Hubble's need for a reboost should be an important wake-up call as to why the space industry needs dynamic and responsive in-space infrastructure, and in this case, to extend opportunities to explore our universe,""The proliferation of in-space servicing and assembly allows us to reimagine how our investments are managed in space; it is the foundation on which the new space age is being built.
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