majoco
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...in the same year as the project she fought so hard for died from running out of fuel.
Nancy Grace Roman, 'Mother of Hubble,' Dies at 93
Nancy Grace Roman, 'Mother of Hubble,' Dies at 93
"Mother of Hubble" dies...
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Wow; I did not know that!
"Running out of fuel?" Hubble still lives and runs on sunlight. I don't recall the entire universe having gone dark... 
The NASA team has gotten Hubble to work again by activating the three enhanced gyros. They also updated the software to allow Hubble to work with only one gyro whenever that becomes necessary.
Thanks for the link to the article. RIP Nancy Grace Roman, and thanks for your dedication to astronomical research!
The NASA team has gotten Hubble to work again by activating the three enhanced gyros. They also updated the software to allow Hubble to work with only one gyro whenever that becomes necessary.
Thanks for the link to the article. RIP Nancy Grace Roman, and thanks for your dedication to astronomical research!
majoco
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It was Kepler that ran out of fuel in November 2018.
Oh I see. The title only mentioned Dr. Roman and Hubble, so I didn't see the segue from Hubble to Kepler.
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"Running out of fuel?" Hubble still lives and runs on sunlight. I don't recall the entire universe having gone dark...
The NASA team has gotten Hubble to work again by activating the three enhanced gyros. They also updated the software to allow Hubble to work with only one gyro whenever that becomes necessary.
Thanks for the link to the article. RIP Nancy Grace Roman, and thanks for your dedication to astronomical research!
Satellites need fuel for position keeping. All the solar and all the batteries in the universe won't help. Infact, it's the 'Solar Wind' contributing to the force placed on a satellite causing it to move out of position. And a sat as large as the Hubble will have more force imparted on it. It will, one day, also run out of fuel. It could drift into an unusable orbit and/or the path of other space debris and that will be the end of the Hubble.
In this case the Hubble's orbit is expected to decay sometime between 2028 and 2040 unless NASA decides to conduct a mission to deorbit it sooner.
Boy, I'll bet the OP wishes he had worded things differently so such a solemn subject as the passing of such an incredible woman didn't immediately start an argument. Well, this is Radio Reference, the forum with a chip on its shoulder.
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