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Originally Posted by lazjen
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Ageing Hubble Space Telescope in Safe Mode Following Computer Glitch dated 18 June 2021
"The 31-year-old Hubble pulled the same stunt this past March, when a software problem caused the telescope to enter into safe mode. Similar safe mode events previously happened in 2008, 2018, and 2019, the latter being a partial safe mode episode. In each case, Hubble came back to life, in a pattern we hope will be repeated yet again.
The latest problem started on Sunday, June 13, when the onboard payload computer — a vital instrument responsible for controlling and coordinating the telescope’s science instruments — suddenly ground to a halt, according to a NASA statement put out on Wednesday."