On May 31 , the Hubble Space Telescope automaticallyentered safe modedue to one of its three gyroscope open incorrect telemetry readings . These legal document admit the telescope to point consistently in the right-hand direction , and they are key to the functioning of the blank lookout station .

NASA has now announced apress conferenceto update on Hubble ’s operation at 4 pm EDT , Tuesday , June 4 . The space representation confirms its plan to have Hubble continue its operations throughout this decade and the next – an unbelievable achievement if it happens , since the telescope has recently celebrate its 34thbirthday .

Hubble uses three of itssixgyroscopes to point itself towards its objective . When it was last refurbished in 2009 , astronauts installed six mark - new gyros , with the extra three for redundance . The first gyroscope failed in March 2014 , then the othertwo failed in 2018.Hubble requires at least three gyroscopes to run its full skill program . If it drops below three , “ Hubble will automatically place itself into a protective secure style , ” a NASAdocumentnotes , and that is what chance last week .

The gyroscope that malfunctioned might not be lost for near . If it is , it is possible for Hubble to continue to engage , but not at the same standard . In the plotted two - gyroscope and one - gyroscope mode , its science capabilitieswill be reduced .

Hubble was refurbished using the Space Shuttle . No shuttle means no refurbishment . There has been a marriage proposal for a private mission to the space telescopes lead by Jared Isaacman , whosePolaris missionthis year would have the first ever secret infinite walk . home emailsfrom NASA describe business about the proposed missionary station as there are a lot of uncertainties and risk , both for the secret astronauts involved and the space scope .

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule is not equipped with a machinelike arm and it has no airlock , so all four astronauts are involved in spacewalks . The condensation will depressurize before they go out and then repressurize when they are back in . Space walk has risks : Aboutone - fifthof them experience serious incidents and close claim , include ESA cosmonaut Luca Parmitano almost drown in space .

you could see the press conference onNASA TV .