Hubble Space Telescope

Technology The Hubble Space Telescope

Conception to Creation

Earths atmosphere distorts

Lyman Spitzer Jr. (1914 – 1997)

NASA – Approves ‘Large Space Telescope’ Project

European Space Agency helps NASA

1977 – Funding begins

1977 – Funding begins
Edwin Powell Hubble (1889 – 1953)

Placement in Orbit

Placement in Orbit
Training begins 1979

Placement in Orbit
Space Telescope Science Institute

Placement in Orbit
Delays in launching

Placement in Orbit
Delays in launching
Hubble goes into storage

Placement in Orbit
Delays in launching
Launched into orbit in 1990

Placement in Orbit
Delays in launching
Altitude – 569 kms

Placement in Orbit
Delays in launching
Altitude – 569 kms
Problem with the lens

The Solar System

The Solar System
Repairs attempted 1993

The Solar System
First images received 1994

The Solar System
Impact on Jupiter

The Solar System
Impact on Jupiter
New views

The Solar System
Impact on Jupiter
New views
Cyclones and volcanoes

Beyond the Solar System

Better eyes

Better eyes
Variety of stars

Better eyes
Variety of stars
Planets beyond our solar system

Better eyes
Variety of stars
Planets beyond our solar system
An exoplanet is discovered

The Nebulas of Our Galaxy

Dying or dead stars

Dying or dead stars
More then 1000 planetary nebulae

Dying or dead stars
Birth of new stars

Dying or dead stars
Birth of new stars
Better understanding of our solar system

Beyond our Galaxy

Beyond our Galaxy
Black holes

Beyond our Galaxy
Black holes
Prove theories

Beyond our Galaxy
Black holes
Prove theories
Galaxies interact

Beyond our Galaxy
Black holes
Prove theories
Galaxies interact
What fate awaits ours?

Approaching the Edge

See deeper than ever before

Measure the universe

Hubble Constant

Hubble Constant
Dark Matter

Maintenance & Repairs

Upgraded over time

Upgraded over time
Next servicing early 2009

Upgraded over time
Next servicing early 2009
Provide information through 2014

Looking at the Future

It’s past has been rich

Eventually will cease to run

The legacy lives on

The legacy lives on
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

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