When my desktop computer starts acting up, my less than fail-safe solution is to turn it off and start again. It seems that NASA takes the same approach to the Hubble telescope.
The Guardian reports:
The Hubble space telescope is close to resuming full operations after Nasa “jiggled it around”.
The telescope was sidelined earlier this month after a gyroscope failed, leaving it unable to point in the right direction during observations....Nasa has said Hubble is expected to return to normal science operations soon after it performed a “running restart” of the gyroscope on 16 October, which turned the device off for a second. The intention was to clear any faults that may have occurred during a restart on 6 October.
The wonders of modern technology.
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