NASA and SpaceX Want to Boost Reboost Hubble Telescope's Orbit, Here's How

The last time American astronauts departed a service mission to the Hubble Space Telescope almost 14 years ago, there was an assumption that it would be the last time gloved human hands would ever touch the fabled space telescope. The demise of the Space Shuttle program two years later would see to that. But the degree to which conditions can change in that time is profound, all with a heavy dose of private industry. As of late September... (continue reading...)