NASA's Hubble Restarts Science in New Pointing Mode
Summary
Further refinements to optimize operations are anticipated as the team gains more experience with the one-gyro mode.
NASA successfully transitioned operations for the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope to an alternate operating mode that uses one gyro, returning the spacecraft to daily science operations Friday. The telescope and its instruments are stable and functioning normally.
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