https://spacewatch.global/tag/hubble-space-telescope/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 21 Jul 2023 06:00:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/hubble-space-telescope/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2023/07/esa-moves-ahead-with-in-orbit-servicing-missions/ Fri, 21 Jul 2023 06:00:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=50136 ESA has conducted extensive work on In-Orbit Servicing (IOS), including as part of its Clean Space initiative for the removal and prevention of space debris. ESA Preparation invited industry partners to outline their vision of Europe’s first IOS mission, which could be launched as early as 2028. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/11/inmarsat-government-selects-rocket-lab-to-develop-l-band-radio-for-nasa/ Mon, 07 Nov 2022 07:00:30 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=44614 Launch and space systems company Rocket Lab, has partnered with Inmarsat Government to develop and manufacture an L-band radio in support of NASA’s Communications Services Project (CSP), Rocket Lab said. CSP aims to accelerate the development of commercial near-Earth communications services by leveraging the expertise and technology of satellite communications providers. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/06/nasa-attempts-to-repair-hubble-so-far-failed/ Mon, 28 Jun 2021 06:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=33967&preview=true&preview_id=33967 Paris, 28 June 2021. – NASA proceeds to repair the computer on board the Hubble Space Telescope, the U.S. agency said, but was not able, so far, the reboot the backup computer. NASA is continuing to diagnose a problem with the payload computer on the Hubble Space Telescope, the agency said, after completing another set of tests on June 23 and 24. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/06/james-webb-telescope-on-ariane-5-in-october-november/ Wed, 02 Jun 2021 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=33239&preview=true&preview_id=33239 The giant James Webb Space Telescope is on Arianespace’s launch manifest for the fourth quarter of this year, officials from the European launcher and the U.S. space agency said. The telescope could be shipped from the U.S. to French Guiana late August, Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA’s science mission director, said at a virtual press briefing and mission update.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/10/james-webb-space-telescope-getting-closer-to-launch/ Thu, 08 Oct 2020 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=26982&preview=true&preview_id=26982 James Webb Space Telescope getting closer to launch]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/09/space-cafe-podcast-episode-012-featuring-chris-lee-is-now-available-2/ Tue, 29 Sep 2020 08:00:16 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=26634 SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 12th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Chris Lee – How will Hubble die? Is this the golden era of space travel? Why ESA has a bright future.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/nasa-names-telescope-for-astronomer-nancy-grace-roman-mother-of-hubble/ Wed, 27 May 2020 05:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22913 NASA is naming its next-generation space telescope currently under development, the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), in honor of Nancy Grace Roman, NASA's first chief astronomer, who paved the way for space telescopes focused on the broader universe.]]>