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NASA seeks industry input on servicing or deorbiting the Hubble Space Telescope

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NASA ponders a Hubble servicing mission or a controlled deorbit
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NASA issued a Request for Information on Oct. 29 to learn what industry can offer for in-space servicing to support the Hubble Space Telescope. The agency says it is only gathering information at this stage. The Register reports that NASA is weighing a Hubble servicing mission against a controlled deorbit of the veteran telescope, and describes a reentry countdown that is ticking for the observatory. NASA's own notice frames the request as a way to learn more about industry capabilities for servicing Hubble in orbit.

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  1. The Register

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    The Register reports that NASA is pondering either a Hubble servicing mission or a controlled deorbit, that the agency is only looking for information, and that a reentry countdown is ticking for the veteran space telescope.

  2. NASA

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    NASA says it issued a Request for Information on Oct. 29 to learn more about industry capabilities for in-space servicing to support the Hubble Space Telescope.

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