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Hubble suddenly quiet

Planned repair mission now delayed until next year, NASA says

By Ron Cowen

- More than 2 years ago

NASA’s premiere orbiting observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope, abruptly stopped transmitting data September 27.

Hubble orbiting Earth. NASA
This Hubble data formatting unit suffered a malfunction, requiring further repairs to bring back Hubble online.
A data formatting instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope has malfunctioned, leaving the orbiting observatory unable to transmit information to Earth. NASA

The problem comes just two weeks before the planned launch of a mission to service and upgrade the 18-year-old observatory.