NASA’s Hubble telescope halts after trouble with payload computer
Initial findings point to a degrading computer memory module as the source of the computer halt
The payload computer is a NASA Standard Spacecraft Computer-1 system built in the 1980s
The computer’s purpose is to control and coordinate the science instruments
The Telescope faced trouble with its payload computer on June 13
Attempt to restart the computer failed on June 14
The operations team is conducting tests and collecting more info to isolate the problem
Hubble Telescope has been watching the universe over the past 30 years
