# NASA Seeks Commercial Hubble Mission Concepts

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center issued a Request for Information on October 29, 2026, seeking commercial concepts to raise the Hubble Space Telescope’s orbit, service it without causing damage, or safely dispose of it at the end of its mission. Responses are due **November 30, 2026, at 3 p.m. EST**. NASA anticipates any mission would need to occur by 2032, but has allocated no funding and has not committed to a future procurement; the RFI is an opportunity for industry to inform potential requirements, not a funded solicitation.

- Companies with in-space capture, servicing, propulsion, and orbital-debris capabilities can use the RFI to present relevant approaches and help shape a possible future RFP.
- Procurement and business development teams should distinguish this market-shaping request from an active funded opportunity: NASA has announced no budget or timeline for a follow-on procurement.
- The 2032 mission horizon gives industry a planning constraint to address in proposed concepts; responses must be submitted by the stated November 30 deadline.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Published:** October 31, 2026

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

### Vendors
- Astroscale (Joint proposer for a robotic Hubble reboost concept)
- Momentus (Joint proposer for a robotic Hubble reboost concept)

### Key Quotes
> Hubble still has important science ahead of it, and we should be looking at every reasonable opportunity to keep it delivering for as long as possible.
> — Jared Isaacman, NASA Administrator

> Given the time we have until Hubble’s anticipated reentry, we are eager to explore the breadth of possibilities to boost Hubble to a higher orbit while we develop the flagship mission to follow.
> — Nicky Fox, NASA Associate Administrator for Science

### Sources
- [NASA Seeks Solutions to Save Hubble Space Telescope](https://talkoftitusville.com/2026/10/30/nasa-seeks-information-for-a-potential-hubble-space-telescope-servicing-mission) - TalkOfTitusville.com
- [Once again, NASA is asking for ideas to rescue Hubble from certain death - Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/think-you-can-save-the-hubble-space-telescope-nasa-wants-to-know) - Ars Technica
- [NASA Explores Potential Commercial Servicing for Hubble Telescope - NASA Science](https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasa-explores-potential-commercial-servicing-for-hubble-telescope/) - NASA