Kepler game almost a bogey...

[Robert]

The Kepler space telescope is in trouble. On Tuesday, during one of their regular twice-weekly communications slots, Nasa scientists found the telescope in "safe mode".
An investigation has now revealed that a stabilising wheel has broken. This led the telescope to place itself in the protective, low-power mode. Without this wheel, the telescope cannot point precisely at its targets.
Although it's a little early to be writing Kepler's obituary, the signs are not good.
Kepler was equipped with four reaction wheels and needs three to function properly. The first was lost in July 2012. This week's malfunction takes the telescope down to two, which causes problems.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/a...13/may/16/nasa-kepler-telescope-failure-earth