哈勃望远镜在轨30年:个人反思
Hubble Telescope 30 Years in Orbit: Personal Reflections
摘要:
哈勃太空望远镜(HST)最初要求至少进行5-10年的观测,但它已经持续运行了30年。它依靠五个维修特派团来修理和更换基本部件。自从10年前最后一次航天飞机飞行任务以来,它避免了其运行中的重大中断,在空间老化的唯一严重影响是陀螺仪的性能和仪器探测器的灵敏度逐渐恶化。许多因素使HST成为科学里程碑。HST已经取得了突破性的发现-最重要的是宇宙加速的发现。当HST的运行停止时,随着NASA、ESA、中国航天局和日本航天局目前计划的主要飞行任务的成功运行,未来的空间观测应该得到保证。
英文摘要:
With an initial requirement to make observations a minimum of 5-10 years, Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has continued to operate well for 30 years. It has relied upon five servicing missions to repair and replace essential components. Since the final Space Shuttle mission 10 years ago it has avoided major breaks in its operation, with the only serious effects of ageing in space being a progressive deterioration in the performance of the gyroscopes and sensitivity of the instrument detectors. A number of factors were important in making HST a scientific landmark. Ground-breaking discoveries have been made with HST----the most important being the discovery of cosmic acceleration. When HST operation ceases future observations in space should be assured with successful operation of major missions now planned by NASA, ESA, and the China and Japanese Space Agencies.
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