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Hubble Space Telescope in Earth orbit

Private Mission to the Hubble Space Telescope Brings Concerns

By: Rory Peterson, Journalist
The Hubble Space Telescope, which has been in Earth Orbit for over 3 decades now, is expected to deorbit in 2034, bringing a close to a major asset that has helped NASA and the world at-large understand the universe. In 2022, billionaire and major funder of the Polaris Program, Jared Isaacman, announced that he would fly to Hubble and perform maintenance on the Telescope, and it would be completely funded privately.
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