http://www.newsweek.com/first-hubble-now-kepler-why-are-all-nasas-telescopes-breaking-down-1187265

NASA has not been having much luck lately with its flagship, multimillion-dollar space telescopes.

In the past few months, the Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Kepler spacecraft have all suffered technical issues that have led to the suspension of science operations.