A space telescope to be launched by the space shuttle in 1990 is named for this 20th century astronomer
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Hubble trip a chance to justify huge costs - tribunedigital-baltimoresun  Nov 28, 1993 ... "The Space Telescope will be the eighth wonder of the world. ... Named for the 20th-century astronomer Edwin P. Hubble, the 43-foot-long telescope ... 1989 shuttle flight, the telescope was launched into space in April 1990.
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST) | astronomy | Britannica.com  Hubble Space Telescope in the cargo bay of the orbiting space shuttle Discovery (STS-82)  ... and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States and was named after Edwin Hubble, the foremost American astronomer of the 20th century. ... put into Earth orbit was the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), launched in 1990.
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Hubble Space Telescope - Wikipedia  The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990, ... The HST is named after the astronomer Edwin Hubble, and is one of NASA's ... After launch by Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990, four subsequent Space ... 5.1 Amateur observations; 5.2 20th and 25th anniversaries.
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Lyman Spitzer Jr. - NASA Spitzer Space Telescope  Lyman Spitzer, Jr. (1914-1997) was one of the 20th century's great scientists. ... dynamics, plasma physics, thermonuclear fusion, and space astronomy. ... the first satellite was launched into space and twelve years before NASA was ... The Hubble Space Telescope, was delivered into space by the Space Shuttle in 1990,...
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Hubble Space Telescope: Pictures, Facts & History - Space.com  Apr 24, 2013 ... Since launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has provided ... is probably the most famous astronomical image of the 20th Century. ... The birth of the reusable Space Shuttle provided a new mechanism for...
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HubbleSite - The Telescope - Hubble Essentials  The Hubble Space Telescope's launch in 1990 sped humanity to one of its greatest ... Among its many discoveries, Hubble has revealed the age of the universe to be about ... Hubble has shown scientists galaxies in all stages of evolution, including ... The sheer amount of astronomy based on Hubble observations has also...
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Loss of Signal - Aerospace Medical Association  mission in 1981 through the Challenger accident in .... The Columbia Crew Survival Investigation Report: The Five Potentially ..... Photo of Columbia STS-1 on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, ... upgrades of the Hubble Space Telescope, and because at ..... 10,000 ft after the Shuttle attained the appropriate glide.
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STS-61 - Wikipedia  STS-61 was the first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, and the fifth flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission launched on 2 December 1993 from Kennedy Space Center in .... After launch on 2 December 1993, the astronauts carried out a series of checks on the vehicle and went to sleep seven and a half...
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Discovery STS-31  An Adventure Beyond the Mirror  Aug 9, 1990 ... The investigation board will now concentrate its efforts in two areas: refining ... The $1.5 billion telescope, which was ferried into space in April, was ... null corrector is the cause of the spherical aberration," Allen said. ... 17, 1990  edited) ... blamed the flaw on a measuring device used in making the mirror...
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Lowell Observatory - Wikipedia  In 2011, the Observatory was named one of "The World's 100 Most Important Places" by TIME. It was at the Lowell Observatory that the dwarf planet Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh. The Observatory's original 61-centimeter (24-inch) Alvan Clark & Sons Telescope is still in use today for public education.
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Edwin Hubble - Wikipedia  Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889  September 28, 1953) was an American ... A decade before, the American astronomer Vesto Slipher had provided the first ... recognized for the Hubble Space Telescope which was named in his honor, ... the university's first Rhodes Scholars, initially studying jurisprudence instead...
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HubbleSite - The Telescope - Hubble Essentials  It has beamed hundreds of thousands of images back to Earth, shedding light ... Hubble observations has also helped make it one of history's most important observatories. ... the wavelengths the atmosphere prevents from even reaching the planet. .... The Space Shuttle would be used to put the telescope in orbit and either...
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Jeopary Questions page 784 - LANGUAGES - TriviaBistro.com  ASTRONOMY & SPACE: In January 1996 special ceremonies marked the 10-year anniversary of the explosion of this space shuttle  POPES: During the reign of...
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J! Archive - Show #1428, aired 1990-11-14  Former German scientist who became director of the Geo. C. Marshall Space Flight ... A device used to detect radiation is named for this German physicist...
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10 Fascinating Facts About the Hubble Space Telescope - History in ...  Apr 23, 2015 ... Hubble died in 1953, but the telescope that bears his name has since ... an in-orbit telescope could view the heavens unhindered by the Earth's ... a Newsweek magazine cover even branded it a $1.5 Billion Blunder. ... By looking beyond the Milky Way, it revealed a plethora of never-before-seen galaxies,...
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NASA - STS-61  Mar 31, 2010 ... Mission: First Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission ... Launched: December 2, 1993 4:27:00 a.m. EST ... Musgrave and Mission Specialists Kathryn C. Thornton, Claude Nicollier, Jeffrey A. ... President Clinton and Vice President Gore congratulated crew, and Swiss minister of internal affairs called the...
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Bernard Lovell, 98, was pioneering British radio astronomer - The ...  Aug 8, 2012 ... Sir Bernard Lovell, the radio astronomer who was one of the ... Just as stars and galaxies make themselves known by beaming ... The principal radio telescope at Jodrell Bank was completed in 1957 and has been named for Sir Bernard. ... as the launch by the Soviet Union of the first artificial space satellite.
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The Pioneer Missions | NASA  Launched on 2 March 1972, Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to travel through the ... During its Jupiter encounter, Pioneer 10 imaged the planet and its moons, and ... of our solar system until the end of its science mission on 31 March 1997. ... an advanced concept study of communication technology in support of NASA's...
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James webb space telescope, Space telescope and The james on ...  Wonders of the Cosmos ..... Star BirthingBirthing RegionIndividual ImagesRice UniversityNebula NasaNasa'S HubbleNasa EsaSolar NebulaNebula 1995 ..... the arrival of the recovery ship, the USS Leonard F. Mason after the successful completion of ..... Death Star: Eta Carinae, one of the closest stars to Earth is huge and.
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history of Palomar Observatory - Caltech Astronomy  Apr 18, 2016 ... This is the Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory, an instrument that after many .... Transport of 200-inch disk from Corning to Pasadena, March 1936. ... Though scared and with several surface blemishes, the mirror blank was ... As part of the agreement, the County of San Diego pledged to build a road to...
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Name Index to Sky & Telescope - Texas A&M University  Many libraries have Sky and Telescope magazine back to volume 1 and photocopy services. ... Fred Rost for having gone through the index in August and September of 2002 ... William (1917- ) Jan 99 (97,1) 92 Alcock, George E. D. (1912-2000) Apr 97 ..... 364 BC) Feb 82 (63,2) 145 might have seen Ganymede, naked eye...