How does the Hubble telescope generate electricity?

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How does the Hubble telescope generate electricity?

2006-11-01 16:29:36 · 3 answers · asked by princessaramari 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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Solar panels, they had problems with one of them when it first went into orbit and thought it would be lifeless drifting in space.
Once the space shuttle let go of it they only had a short period of time to move it into it's correct orbit before it's power cells completely went dead, I believe they did an emergency space walk to repair it.

2006-11-01 16:34:02 · answer #1 · answered by Sean 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Monkeys inside the telescope ride power generator bicycles. May be solar panels.

2006-11-01 21:29:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

http://science.howstuffworks.com/hubble4.htm

2006-11-01 17:40:40 · answer #3 · answered by arbiter007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋