beecee Posted June 16, 2021 Posted June 16, 2021 https://phys.org/news/2021-06-hubble-space-telescope-science-halted.html Computer trouble hits Hubble Space Telescope, science halted: The Hubble Space Telescope has been hit with computer trouble, with all astronomical viewing halted, NASA said Wednesday. The orbiting observatory has been idle since Sunday when a 1980s-era computer that controls the science instruments shut down, possibly because of a bad memory board. Flight controllers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland tried to restart the computer Monday, but the same thing happened. They're now trying to switch to a backup memory unit. If that works, the telescope will be tested for a day, before the science instruments are turned back on and observations can resume. For now, the cameras and other instruments are in a so-called safe mode. more at link....................
Holmes Posted June 28, 2021 Posted June 28, 2021 There's an update to this: https://www.space.com/nasa-investigates-hubble-space-telescope-computer-glitch
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