NASA will have to find a way to service its new alien-hunting space telescope
NASA has mandated an in-space servicing architecture for the $11 billion Habitable Worlds Observatory to support its search for alien life.
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NASA is developing the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a space telescope designed to search for alien life. To support the mission, NASA now mandates an in-space servicing architecture for the project, which carries a cost of $11 billion.
Coverage from Space, satnews.com, and starlust.org emphasizes the telescope's core mission and the necessity of finding a way to service the hardware in space. Additionally, WHEC.com reports that L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a NASA contract to develop key technologies in Rochester.
Future developments include the implementation of the required servicing architecture and the further development of the observatory's five key features.
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Quick answers
What is the cost of the Habitable Worlds Observatory?
The observatory is valued at $11 billion.
Who is helping develop the technology for this mission?
L3Harris Technologies was awarded a contract to develop key technologies in Rochester.
What is the primary goal of the telescope?
The mission is designed to search for alien life.
Coverage (4)
- NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory: 5 key features of the upcoming mission to search for alien life starlust.org · 8h ago
- L3Harris Technologies awarded NASA contract to develop key technologies in Rochester WHEC.com · 8h ago
- NASA Mandates In-Space Servicing Architecture for $11 Billion Habitable Worlds Observatory satnews.com · 8h ago
- NASA will have to find a way to service its new alien-hunting space telescope Space · 8h ago
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