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“Liftoff of the Space Shuttle Discovery with the Hubble Space Telescope, our window on the universe!”

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In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched
into space to be our window to the universe.

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Since then, Hubble has provided the world
with its stunning images of the cosmos.

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But on June 13, 2021, Hubble’s
payload computer unexpectedly came to a halt.

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The Hubble team attempted to bring
the computer back online but with no success.

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Team alumni and retirees joined the effort to methodically
identify the failure’s cause and possible solutions.

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They updated and tested procedures to perform
a very complex hardware switch.

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On July 15, the team performed
15 hours of spacecraft commanding...

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...and successfully completed the challenging
and risky switch to backup hardware.

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They then successfully brought the
science instruments back online.

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Science observations are now flowing again...

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…as Hubble continues uncovering
the mysteries of the universe.

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