It seems like NASA ’s ill-omened summertime is stretching well into autumn . Several of the space bureau ’s missions   have been deal with problem over the last few month , with the Hubble Space Telescope go into safe mood just a week ago . Now it ’s the turn of the Chandra , NASA ’s Adam - shaft of light telescope and one of the agency ’s Great Observatories .

At 9:55 am EDT on October 10 , the telescope entered safe mode . In this configuration , all the decisive computer hardware is swap to backup units and the spacecraft moves so that its   solar panel receive   the maximum amount of sun . The transition to safe mode isreportedas being impeccable and on the dot what the lookout station should do if there is a likely peril to the instruments . And in fact , all the scientific instruments are safe .

The reason for   the telescope introduce good musical mode are currently not unmortgaged . The team will give an update as soon as they roll in the hay more .

While it pretend you worry a bit to see   these extremely successful missions having job , it is important to remember that they have all gone above and beyond their initial mission requirements . The Chandra mission was first design to last five years , which extended to 10 after its 2nd mission year . Chandra has now been bring for 19 geezerhood .

Similar arguments can be made for all the other delegacy that have suffered reverse this summertime . Hubble has been going for 28 years   – this   is not only an unbelievable accomplishment in its own right , but once you consider the world - shift bequest of Hubble , we should be extremely thankful for every second it worked without issue . There is currentlya problemwith its gyroscope , but the team will hopefully be capable to fasten it .

TheOpportunity roveris also MIA . Due to the satellite - wide junk storm that covered all of Mars , the piddling automaton was forced into hibernation . Despite various endeavor ,   NASA has n’t heard from it since . They hope that warm farting in the get along months might clean house the solar panels and give Opportunity enough succus to go back . The dust storms were always a worry –   and in fact , the mission was expected to last 90 days . It is now in its 15th year .

Hopefully , Chandra ’s issue is minor and the X - shaft scope can continue to go for many year to get along .