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HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE BEGINS "TWO GYRO" SCIENCE OPERATIONS (STScI-PR05-24)
FOR RELEASE: August 31, 2005
Dolores Beasley Headquarters, Washington (Phone: 202/358-1753) Susan Hendrix Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md (Phone: 301/286-7745) Donna Weaver Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore (Phone: 410/338-4493) PRESS RELEASE NO.: STScI-PR05-24 HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE BEGINS "TWO-GYRO" SCIENCE OPERATIONS NASA's Hubble Space Telescope entered a new era of science operations this week, when engineers shut down one of the three operational gyroscopes aboard the observatory. The two-gyro mode is expected to preserve the operating life of the third gyro and extend Hubble's science observations through mid-2008, an eight-month extension. For the full story, please visit: http://hubblesite.org/news/2005/24 and http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2005...t_2_gyros.html The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), for NASA, under contract with the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. The Hubble Space Telescope is a project of international cooperation between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA). To receive STScI Inbox Astronomy: News Alert messages, visit http://hubblesite.org/go/alerts or send an e-mail to . Leave the subject line blank, and type the word SUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. The system will respond with instructions on how to confirm your subscription. Once you follow the instructions, you will receive news alerts as they are issued. Alerts will be sent to the e-mail address you use to subscribe. To unsubscribe, send e-mail to . Leave the subject line blank, and type the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. Please unsubscribe using the email account that you used to subscribe to the list. |
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I'm impressed! Only 3 milliarcseconds jitter. Herbin' nice job by the engineering team! |
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