#polaris program

SpaceX and @NASA are studying the potential to reboost the #Hubble Space Telescope into a higher orbit using #CrewDragon.

A view of the Hubble Space Telescope following its final servicing mission in 2009. NASA is looking at the possibility of using a SpaceX Crew Dragon to potentially boost the observatory’s orbit later this decade. Credit: NASA NASA has signed a contract with SpaceX to study the possibility of reboosting the aging Hubble Space Telescope into a higher orbit using the company’s Crew Dragon…

View of the Earth as seen from Polaris Dawn capsule Crew Dragon ‘Resilience’Photo: Polaris Program via X.com Polaris Dawn has not wasted any time setting new spaceflight records. During ther first two days of their spaceflight, astronauts Sara Gillis, Jared Isaacman, Anna Menon and Scott “Kid” Poteet have set a new record for the highest crewed orbital spaceflight and 1,400 km, or 870 miles,…