'Repairing Hubble' Showcases Space Telescope's Components on Anniversary

By Emily Carney, on April 26th, 2014

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope was photographed by Space Shuttle Discovery’s IMAX Cargo Bay Camera being deployed on April 25, 1990. Photo Credit: NASA

On Wednesday, April 23, Washington, D.C.’s Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum observed the 24th anniversary of NASA/ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope’s launch into orbit by unveiling “Repairing Hubble.” This […]

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'You and the Rest': Twenty Years Since NASA's Dramatic Hubble Repair Mission (Part 2)

By Ben Evans, on December 8th, 2013

Story Musgrave works at the end of Endeavour’s mechanical arm during activities to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Photo Credit: NASA

Twenty years ago this week, the singular space shuttle mission which marked the demarcation between past and future took place. Since the resumption of flights in September 1988, following the horrific loss […]

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'You and the Rest': Twenty Years Since NASA's Dramatic Hubble Repair Mission (Part 1)

By Ben Evans, on December 7th, 2013

Laden with tools and equipment, Jeff Hoffman waves from the end of the RMS arm during Hubble repair operations. Photo Credit: NASA

Twenty years ago this week, the singular space shuttle mission which marked the demarcation between past and future took place. Since the resumption of flights in September 1988, following the horrific […]

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