Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys Resumes Operations

March 06, 2019 4:15PM (EST)Release ID: 2019-23
Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys Resumes Operations

Summary

The Advanced Camera for Surveys is now back to its standard operating mode for normal operations.

NASA has recovered the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys instrument, which suspended operations on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. The final tests were conducted and the instrument was brought back to its operational mode on March 6.

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