Hubble Gyro Malfunctions Prompt Operational Changes

Mark Carreau June 05, 2024
Hubble space telescope
Credit: NASA
The Hubble Space Telescope's (HST) latest lapse into a safe mode due to a malfunctioning gyroscope that halted science operations has prompted NASA to change the way the space observatory operates, agency officials said June 4. NASA intends to transition the HST to a single-gyroscope operating mode...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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