{"id":750859,"date":"2026-11-01T19:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nasa-asks-industry-to-rescue-hubble-before-it-falls-from-orbit\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T19:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:00:57","slug":"nasa-asks-industry-to-rescue-hubble-before-it-falls-from-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nasa-asks-industry-to-rescue-hubble-before-it-falls-from-orbit\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA asks industry to rescue Hubble before it falls from orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aef086773805\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aef086773805\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nasa-asks-industry-to-rescue-hubble-before-it-falls-from-orbit\/#What_NASA_is_asking_for\" >What NASA is asking for<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nasa-asks-industry-to-rescue-hubble-before-it-falls-from-orbit\/#NASA_has_been_here_before\" >NASA has been here before<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nasa-asks-industry-to-rescue-hubble-before-it-falls-from-orbit\/#Swift_shows_what_is_at_stake\" >Swift shows what is at stake<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.thenextweb.com\/2026\/11\/hubble-space-telescope-orbit-earth-solar-panel-sts-125.avif\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n<p>Hubble has no engine of its own, and it is slowly sinking. NASA now wants companies to say how they could lift the 36-year-old telescope higher, service it, or steer it down safely, the agency <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/hubble\/nasa-explores-potential-commercial-servicing-for-hubble-telescope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said on Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The request for information went out on 29 October, and responses are due by 30 November. NASA\u2019s analysis puts Hubble\u2019s likely re-entry in 2033 or 2034. Any mission would need to fly by 2032.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf there are innovative and cost-effective ways to extend the life of an asset already on orbit, we owe it to the American taxpayer and the scientific community to explore them.\u201d Jared Isaacman, NASA Administrator<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_NASA_is_asking_for\"><\/span>What NASA is asking for<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The request covers three options. A company could boost Hubble higher, service it to improve it, or dispose of it safely. Citing the document, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/space\/2026\/10\/think-you-can-save-the-hubble-space-telescope-nasa-wants-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ars Technica<\/a> reported that a boost must reach at least 600 km and must not harm the telescope. The company would supply the rocket, the servicing spacecraft and mission operations, plus a crew if one is needed.<\/p>\n<p>NASA is not committing to buy a mission, and it has no money set aside for one, Ars reported. Hubble now orbits about 470 km up. The shuttle Columbia last raised it, to 583 km, in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>NASA puts the chance of re-entry at 10% by September 2032, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/science\/2026\/10\/30\/nasa-ponders-a-hubble-servicing-mission-or-a-controlled-deorbit\/5306622\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Register<\/a> reported. That rises to 50% by December 2033. Hubble is heavy enough that an uncontrolled fall carries a small risk to people on the ground.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NASA_has_been_here_before\"><\/span>NASA has been here before<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 2022, Isaacman, then a private astronaut, offered to pay for most of a crewed Hubble mission on SpaceX\u2019s Dragon. NASA also asked industry for ideas that year and received eight responses. In 2024 it decided not to pursue a reboost.<\/p>\n<p>A crewed visit is less likely now. SpaceX plans to retire Crew Dragon by 2030, and NASA has already turned to Boeing for more astronaut flights. Isaacman expects the request to draw interest from robotics companies, Ars reported. Startups are already raising money for in-orbit refuelling hardware.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Swift_shows_what_is_at_stake\"><\/span>Swift shows what is at stake<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>NASA\u2019s smaller Swift observatory is about to burn up. Its <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> mission ended on 20 October. Below 275 km, drag made steady observations impossible, and NASA <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/swift\/nasas-swift-mission-ends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">expects it to re-enter<\/a> within weeks.<\/p>\n<p>NASA had hired a startup, Katalyst Space, to catch Swift and lift it higher. Its robot ran into trouble and never reached the telescope. The US Space Force now predicts Swift will come down within days, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/swift-observatory-nasa-telescope-e890935df7f468048594286566a96357\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the Associated Press reported<\/a>. Most of it will burn up, though a few dense tungsten parts and mirror pieces could survive.<\/p>\n<p>Hubble has one advantage over Swift. Astronauts fitted it with a soft-capture mechanism on the last shuttle visit in 2009, which should make docking easier. Astronomers expect no replacement for its visible and ultraviolet vision before NASA\u2019s Habitable Worlds Observatory in the 2040s.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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NASA now wants companies to say how they could lift the 36-year-old telescope higher, service it, or steer it down safely, the agency said on Friday. The request for information went out on 29 October, and responses are due by 30 November. 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