mo4ch:>Russia loses control over its ONLY Hubble-like space telescope, but photos are still coming | Mo4ch News

Russia has lost control over its only scientific satellite, Spektr-R, which has one of the largest space telescopes ever sent into orbit. Ground control said it “is still alive,” however, and continues to send photos from space.It’s been several days since Spektr-R, also known as RadioAstron, stopped responding to commands from the ground in the middle of its space flight, Russian scientists said. Last Thursday, communication between mission control and the space telescope failed, and several other attempts to revive the radio link have proven unsuccessful.Incredibly, the Spektr-R kept sending data back to Earth, however, which added a bit of intrigue to the incident. “There is still hope – the satellite is indeed alive,” Yuri Kovalev, head of RadioAstron program, wrote on Facebook.Also on rt.com‘Russian Hubble’ observatory project bogged in embezzlement probe – reportNevertheless, Russia is now left with no space telescopes available as it is unclear whether the technical glitches ca…