# NASA Seeks Hubble Servicing Concepts

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has issued a request for information asking industry for concepts to extend Hubble Space Telescope operations or safely dispose of the observatory. Potential approaches include raising Hubble’s orbit to at least 372 miles, servicing the telescope, or conducting a controlled reentry. NASA says a launch must occur by 2032 and expects to develop an RFP after reviewing RFI responses; the article provides no RFI response deadline, contract value, or award schedule.

- Aerospace and space-service firms can use the RFI to present relevant mission concepts and capabilities, including orbital boosting, in-space servicing, and controlled reentry.
- Companies evaluating participation should account for the stated launch-by-2032 requirement; NASA has not provided a response deadline or detailed RFP timeline in the reported information.
- NASA’s expected follow-on RFP creates a potential future procurement. SpaceX was associated with an earlier Hubble orbit-boost concept, but the signal does not identify it as an awardee or selected provider for this effort.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Transportation
**Published:** October 30, 2026

### Government Entities
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)

### Vendors
- SpaceX (Proposed mission support provider for an earlier Hubble orbit-boost concept)

### Sources
- [NASA considers potential servicing of Hubble Telescope to extend its lifespan, asks industry for help - Starlust](https://starlust.org/nasa-considers-potential-servicing-of-hubble-telescope-to-extend-its-lifespan-asks-industry-for-help) - starlust.org