skilled NASA does not fix the problem on the space telescope “Kepler”, who had previously lost two of the four gyroscopes and lost the ability to complete the orientation in space. Now experts are thinking of how to use the telescope in the future.
year ago in one of the gyroscopes ‘Kepler’, responsible for the orientation of the device in space, there were serious problems. Then a problem in the second gyroscope, then the telescope automatically switched to safe mode. A total of four such device installed flywheel. Normal operation of the three of them might ensure the functioning of the entire spacecraft.
conducted in early August, tests have shown that damaged in 2012 gyro can not provide precise orientation. Attempts to bring it into operation failed, and on the eve of NASA declared cease attempts to restore fully the work of the Space Telescope, ITAR-TASS reported.
cost of the device, named in honor of the astronomer Johannes Kepler, more than $ 600 million telescope was the first astronomical instrument NASA, capable of detecting Earth-sized planets that are in or near the habitats of their stars.
Since the launch of the 2009 satellite “Kepler” has found more than 3 thousand exoplanets, also confirmed the existence of more than 866 planets around other stars. In addition, experts say the space agency, with it able to detect more than 2,500 planets where life could exist. Now NASA engineers are developing needed to continue the mission of the telescope modifications.
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