Der letzte Countdown des Hubble-Teleskops: Könnte es früher als erwartet verschwinden?

From the article:
>NASA has made multiple attempts to extend Hubble’s lifespan by using various “reboost” missions designed to adjust its orbit and delay its inevitable reentry. Most notably, NASA partnered with SpaceX in 2022 to explore the feasibility of raising Hubble to its original altitude of 373 miles. Such an adjustment would have bought Hubble a few more years in orbit. However, the future of this plan remains uncertain, as NASA has not made any official announcements to move forward with it.

>The study from the Hubble Reentry Tracker suggests that solar activity has significantly impacted the rate at which Hubble is descending. Solar flux levels, which determine atmospheric drag, have increased in recent years, accelerating the telescope’s decline. This change in solar behavior means that the possibility of Hubble reentering Earth’s atmosphere in the next five to six years is quite high if no corrective action is taken. Once Hubble reaches an altitude of 248 miles, it is expected that it will have less than a year before reentry.

Sad they won’t bring it softly back to earth to display in a museum.

Interesting, but SO many typos…. sigh.

Everything comes to an end eventually. Hubble has given us so much and will continue to do so as long as it can. When the time comes, allowing to end ’naturally ‚ is part of dignity.