References & Sources

Hubble goes temporarily blind

Because of a gyroscope failure, the Hubble Space Telescope has shut down for what astronomers hope will be just a short intermission.

References:

1999. Hubble telescope placed into safe hold as gyroscope fails. NASA press release. November 15.

Further Readings:

Cowen, R. 1999. Y2K problem looms in Hubble repair. Science News 156(Nov. 6):294.

Sources:

Denny Holt
NASA Johnson Space Center
2101 NASA Road 1
Houston, TX 77058

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 22, November 27, 1999, p. 341. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.