The History and Achievements of the Hubble Telescope

The Hubble Telescope is famous worldwide forits2005to 2010.
amazing images of the universe. Congressin 1977Hubble's mission in space is to explore the
voted to fund a project to construct thesolarsystem, and measure the age and size of
Hubble. Completion of the telescope was in 1985.theuniverse. Hubble's giant telescope searches for
The Hubble was supposed to be launched a yearlaterourcosmic roots, and charts the evolution of the
but was delayed because of the 1986 Spaceuniverse.
Shuttle Challenger disaster.It also trys to unlock the mysteries of stars,
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched on Aprilplanets,galaxies, and life itself.
25th, 1990 on the space shuttle. The giant telescopeAchievements of the Hubble
Hubble sent back pictures from space that wereNASA releases Orion Nebula images from the
outof focus. The giant mirror had a major flaw. ItHubblein June 1994 that confirms the births of planets
wastoo flat on one edge 1/50th of the width of aaroundnewborn stars in space.
singlehuman hair.In Nov. 1995 telescope images released by NASA of
The Space Shuttle Endeavor in Decemberthe
1993captured and corrected the Hubble by adding"Eagle Nebula" showing where stars are born.
tothe telescope a camera to correct problemsNASA releases the "Deep Field" images in Jan. 1996in
withthe Hubbles mirror. In February 1997which Hubble looks back in time more than 10
astronautsexchanged some of its instruments andbillionyears. Revealing at least 1,500 galaxies at various
addednew blankets to keep Hubble warm. NASAstagesof development.
decidedon Oct. 1997 to extend its operations fromNew images of "Ant Nebula" in Feb. 2001.