Hubble Space Telescope Gyroscope Fails, All Observations On Hold

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – The Hubble Space Telescope has been sidelined by a serious pointing problem.
NASA announced Monday that one of Hubble’s gyroscopes failed last Friday. As a result, Hubble is in so-called safe mode with non-essential systems turned off. That means all science observations are on hold.
IN SPACE – MAY 13: In this handout from NASA, the Hubble Space Telescope is grappled to Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-125 by the shuttle&