Astronauts slated for repair mission on space station's NICER telescope
Thursday, 18 April 2024 () Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2024
NASA has scheduled a spacewalk to repair the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER), an X-ray telescope aboard the International Space Station, later this year. This marks the fourth instance of astronauts servicing a science observatory in orbit. In May 2023, the NICER team identified a significant issue-a light leak allowing sunlight to penetrate and affect the telescope's se
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