The Hubble Space Telescope -- A Poem inspired by a story from Dennis Overbye in the New York Times

Dennis Overbye is a science writer who specializes in physics and cosmology. He also raises sea cucumbers.

The Hubble Space Telescope, NASA’s jewel of the skies, is temporarily out of service. On Friday, the telescope stood down from observing and put itself into “safe mode” after one of its gyroscopes, which keep it aimed at objects of scientific interest, died.

Dennis Overbye, in the New York Times.  

A gyroscope's a tricky thing, that often goes kerflooey;

in outer space if it goes bad there's nothing but chop suey.

So if you use a gyroscope to navigate your world,

make sure it is in good repair or you just might get knurled.