Hackaday Links: November 1

We’re less than a week away from the 2026 Supercon, and things are getting a little… intense. So we trust you’ll forgive us if this week’s post weighs in …. Links: November 1, 2026.

So we trust you’ll forgive us if this week’s post weighs in a bit less than usual and reaches you a little later in the day. Especially since we’ll start it off with the official schedule for this year’s festivities. Earlier this week we announced the more than 30 speakers who will be gracing the stage at this year’s Supercon, and before that we told you about the dozen deep dive workshops designed for attendees who want to get their hands dirty.

Now those of us joining you in Pasadena can finally start plotting our course through the weekend to make sure we maximize our hacking journey. Hubble Space Telescope Speaking of planning ahead, NASA is once again looking for proposals on how to save the Hubble Space Telescope. The iconic observatory has no propulsive capabilities of its own, and with the Space Shuttle long since retired, no vehicles can provide the occasional kick in the pants it needs to maintain a stable orbit.

As it stands, Hubble has only until 2034 or so before it reenters Earth’s atmosphere and burns up.