NASA is planning to repair NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, during a spacewalk later this year. It will be the fourth science observatory in orbit serviced by astronauts. In May 2023, scientists discovered that NICER had developed a “light leak.” Unwanted sunlight was entering the instrument […]
Should rename it the NICEST telescope afterwards.
… phew… got that out of my system. 😅
Hope they can get it done. From the description it sounds easy enough, if on a “spacewalk it, ezpz” level, of course.
Believe it or not, changing the name of a satellite…er, telescope costs money.
Probably wouldn’t even bother if it weren’t already the nicer one.