Hubble Space Telescope is Breaking. 

Update: Hubble successfully transitioned to one-gyro mode. Read more from NASA here: go.nasa.gov/3xfTdMo

I'm still very impressed with Hubble, it went up there when I was 26, now I'm 60. My "gyroscopes" aren't in great shape either 😂

I'm so fascinated by our space observatories, and I'm happy to learn astrophysicists are actively concerned with the engineering and not just the data they get out of them.

Cheers for this update… I’m not an expert, however, with my limited keyboard expert opinion, I believe it’s time to just max it out until it finally gives up the ghost. Get as much science observations out of it as you can… then move on to another new telescope. It’s all about money 👍🍺🍺

How exactly does it work with only one gyroscope? Does a gyroscope itself can point where it wants?

Contrary to popular belief, everything privatised has become more expensive, slower and of atrocious quality. NASA is a great example, when completely under government control had missions to the moon half a century ago, while now with all the profit it generates for the rich is still decades away for reaching that efficiency. Another opposite example is EADS in Europe, that couldn't even launch a jet back in the day and when consolidated under EU direct control is the main manufacturer of air and space vehicles.

Hubble is a national treasure Bring her home , And put her in a museum So she can keep up the good work of Inspiring People , 🚀 🛰🛰 🌙 🌞🌞🌞

We need to bring her home

It's replacement is already in service. Don't worry

Bring her home we can do better from scratch.

So should we call it Hobble instead of Hubble?