Yes, once again the hubble servicing is delayed, this time it is due to some anomalies in the data storage and transmission facilities of the
telescope, affecting its functioning.
significant Hubble Space Telescope anomaly that occurred this weekend affecting the storage and transmittal of science data to Earth. Fixing the
problem will delay next month's space shuttle Atlantis' Hubble servicing mission.
It seems that the data formatter of side A malfunctioned and they had to switch all operations to the data formatter on side B.
Additional testing demonstrates Side A no longer supports the transfer of science data to the ground. A transition to the redundant Side B should
restore full functionality to the science instruments and operations.
All efforts to bring the bring the formatter back online failed,
An attempt to reset the formatter and obtain a dump of the payload computer’s memory was unsuccessful.
So, scientists are thinking of flying replacement instrument to hubble after delaying the mission.
Hubble could return to science operations in the immediate future if the reconfiguration is successful. Even so, the agency is investigating the
possibility of flying a back-up replacement system, which could be installed during the servicing mission.
Here's, the link,
www.nasa.gov...
