Commercial Hubble‑rescue market

NASA has issued a Request for Information asking commercial firms how they might capture, reboost, service, or safely deorbit the Hubble Space Telescope by about 2032. That RFI effectively invites companies to bid on a new class of high‑value on‑orbit servicing and disposal contracts, with requirements (e.g., boost to ≥373 miles/600 km) and contractor responsibilities spelled out. — If viable, a commercial Hubble rescue market would accelerate investment in orbital‑servicing capabilities, reshape spaceport and launch politics, and force public debate about liability, scientific stewardship, and how governments outsource stewardship of flagship science infrastructure.