引力是个残酷的女主人，正一天天将这台著名望远镜拖向最终的毁灭。
Gravity is a cruel mistress, slowly dragging the famed telescope ever closer to its ultimate demise with every day.
哈勃目前并无在大气层中烧毁的直接危险，但除非提升其轨道，否则它的寿命将在2030年代初至中期耗尽。
Hubble is in no immediate danger of burning up in the Earth's atmosphere, but its time will run out in the early to mid 2030s unless its orbit is boosted.
因此，NASA正在向私营部门征集提案，看看是否有人能拯救它。
So NASA is taking proposals from the private sector to see if anyone can save it.
NASA局长贾里德·艾萨克曼在NASA网站的一篇帖子中说：“哈勃仍有重要的科学任务在前方，我们应该审视每一个合理的机会，让它尽可能长久地持续产出……如果有创新且具成本效益的方法来延长一项资产的寿命……
In a post on NASA's site, Administrator Jared Isaacman said: "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 … If there are innovative and cost-effective ways to extend the life of an asset …