After 33 years in orbit, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is facing an uncertain future. The Hubble Space Telescope might be falling into a dangerous low-Earth orbit. Astroscale, a Tokyo-based startup, and Momentus Space, a California-based company, have devised a joint plan to rescue Hubble. While SpaceX is also involved in a feasibility study with NASA, the proposal from Momentus and Astroscale presents an intriguing alternative. The plan involves launching a non-crewed rocket with a water-propelled “space tug” thruster to pull Hubble up by 31 miles and clear any space debris. Momentus and Astroscale specialize in space infrastructure and orbital debris, … Continue reading Rescuing Hubble Space Telescope: Enter Momentus and Astroscale