NEW DELHI: NASA has made a major operating change for the Hubble Space Telescope to ensure that it will continue to function and keep its usefulness. The space agency is switching Hubble to a fresh mode of operation, which allows the company to keep another wheel in reserve for use in the future.
During Hubble’s fifth and final area flight maintenance vision in 2009, six new gps were installed. Now, three of those gages remain functional, including one that is experiencing problems. This faulty wheel will continue to be closely monitored by the NASA team.
” Hubble uses three gps to increase productivity, but we can continue to make scientific observations with just one gyro,” Nasa said. The decision to switch to a single-gyro style was based on a strategy developed over the course of 20 years. With fewer than three working gyros, this method was determined to be the best way to improve Hubble’s administrative life and ensure consistent scientific studies.
From 2005 to 2009, Hubble operated in two- wheel style, which is only insignificantly distinct from one- wheel style. One-gyro operations were successfully demonstrated for a short time in 2008 without negatively affecting the quality of clinical observations.
This new operating mode is a result of Nasa’s continued attempts to adapt to the needs of the aging telescope and ensure that it delivers reliable scientific data. Launched in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided ground-breaking astronomical knowledge of the world and continues to be a crucial application.
