NASA Explores Mission to Boost Hubble Space Telescope's Orbit and Extend Lifespan

NASA is investigating a mission to raise the orbit of the Hubble Space Telescope, potentially extending its operational life beyond 2033 into the 2040s. This initiative involves a planned servicing test on the Swift Observatory using a Link service spacecraft, which has arrived at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. The success of the Swift mission could provide a blueprint for a larger-scale project to reboost Hubble, which is gradually losing altitude due to atmospheric drag.