Hubble's key camera shut down

[snowyskiesau]

Hubble's high resolution camera has gone off line. Here's a link to the story:
http://www.newscientistspace.com/art...own-again.html

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[astromark]

This magnificent tool has served us well and to continue to do so will need a visit from the shuttle and a repair and replace mission. I understand the risk goes up as a shuttle is unable to call at the ISS and the Hubble on the same mission. This could be bad news for the old girl Hubble Telescope. That would be a shame. Lets hope this latest glitch is not a long term problem.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Not good. Hope it won't take too long to get back online.

[spacezebra (Petra)]

oh no!

I agree JJJ hopefully not off line for too long

Cheers Petra

[h0ughy (David)]

nasa is concentraiting on the ISS now, hubble was to be decommissioned, so it will be a 11th hour reprieve to save this one

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Have confidence. A meteor or some space junk will hit Hubble and 'knock' the camera back on.

After all, that's how we fix things isn't it? If something doesn't work we hit it a few times

Geez I hope it self corrects again.