Tag: STS-61
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30 years after its first repair mission, Hubble continues to observe the cosmos
30 years ago, on the very early morning of Dec. 2, 1993, the Space Shuttle Endeavour and the STS-61 crew launched on a high-stakes mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. 30 years after the successful flight, which enabled Hubble to finally fulfill its promise to revolutionize our view of the Universe, the veteran observatory…
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Fixing Hubble’s blurry vision
STORY WRITTEN FOR ASTRONOMY NOW & USED WITH PERMISSION Hubble’s view of the M100 galactic nucleus before (left) and after (right) repairs to correct the telescope’s deformed mirror. Credit: NASA/STScI/JPL Ed Weiler knew he was about to walk into the lion’s den. It was June 27, 1990, and Weiler, the chief scientist with the Hubble Space Telescope…