Hubble Space Telescope
NASA and ESA space telescope (launched 1990)
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Development and launch
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Hubble mirror polishing
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Early stages of Hubble construction
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Hubble backup mirror on exposition in the Smithsonian Aerospace Museum, Washington, DC
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STS31 carries Hubble to orbit
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Deployment, 1990
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The first servicing (repair) mission, 1993.
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Hubble Space Telescope in space
Images
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Grand-design spiral galaxy Messier 74
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Portion of Carina Nebula
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Messier 69 globular cluster
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Galaxy NGC 1569
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Sombrero Galaxy
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Red super giant, Monocerotis
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dustlane
Repair, 1993
editThe repair of space telescope Hubble 1993 by Space Shuttle astronauts on the first Hubble service mission, STS-61.
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Astronauts training for repair in water tank on model of telescope
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Rendezvous with Hubble space telescope
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Hubble space telescope docked to Space shuttle for repair
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Closer look at repair, astronauts are anchored to the Shuttle's robotic arm
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Astronauts working inside Hubble