NASA, SpaceX to Explore Methods to Boost Hubble Telescope Orbit to Extend Lifespan

NASA on Thursday announced that it had reached an agreement with SpaceX to study the feasibility of boosting the Hubble Space Telescope to a higher orbit in order to extend the lifespan of one of Earth's most valuable instruments in scientific history. The Hubble Space Telescope has no on-board propulsion to counter the small but still present atmospheric drag, and it...

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