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History of the Hubble Space Telescope by Sue A. Sponte Although the Hubble Space Telescope has only been orbiting since 1990, it represents the culmination of many years of planning and advocacy. The process to get the telescope to the place where it is today was a long one, with unexpected hurdle... More> A brief history of the Hubble Space Telescope by Lenna Gonya While the Hubble telescope was launched in 1990, the idea behind it was launched much earlier. In 1946, a professor and researcher from Yale, Lyman Spitzer came up with the idea. He pointed out that even the best telescopes on earth had to deal with... More>
	What is the Hubble space telescope? by Matthew Murphy Since at least 1923, about 34 years before mankind managed to put a satellite in orbit, plans to put a telescope in space have been made. About 50 years later, in the 70's, astronomers began serious efforts to get funding from Congress for a Large S... More> Early space telescopes and the rise of Hubble by Robert Freeman With the successes of Sputnik I and Explorer I the age of the land-based telescopes and observatories came to an end and the new age of space-based telescopes took off. Despite all the media attention on the Soviet Union's firsts and the race to the... More>
Overview of the instruments and components on the Hubble space telescope by Robert Freeman Every optical space telescope consists of multiple components and instruments that make up the whole assembly that we commonly refer to as a "telescope." Each telescope is unique in what instruments and components it possesses, but the most importan... More> Lessons learned from the Hubble space telescope mission by Robert Freeman The lessons learned that are listed below are in no way, shape, or form an all inclusive list as there really is no way to write down all the individual lessons learned by the space community as a whole, individual aerospace companies, and individua... More>
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