Install WFC3 - Wide Field Camera 3 |
A high-resolution/wide-field camera with continuous coverage of wavelengths or colors of light from the ultraviolet to the near-infrared.
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Install COS - Cosmic Origins Spectrograph |
The most sensitive ultraviolet spectrograph ever planned to fly on HST.
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Repair STIS |
Restore the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph to operational status.
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Repair ACS |
Restore critical scientific functionality to the Advanced Camera for Surveys. + Read more |
Replace Rate Sensor Units (gyroscopes) |
Complete change-out of all six gyroscopes, the heart of HST's pointing system, and HST's main wear-out items.
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FGS - Fine Guidance Sensor |
Last in a series of changed-out units that allow fine pointing of HST.
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Replace Batteries |
Replace the six batteries originally launched with Hubble in 1990, which are steadily losing capacity as they age.
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Install Soft Capture and Rendezvous System |
Install the Soft Capture and Rendezvous System on the bottom of Hubble to enable NASA to pursue options for the safe disposal of Hubble.
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New Outer Blanket Layers (NOBLs) |
Install three NOBL covers to thermally protect the exterior blankets and maintain normal operating temperatures of Hubble's electronic equipment.
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