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Author(s):	Charles River Editors

Date:	2019	Format:	7z	Language:	English	ISBN/ASIN:	B091V777VJ
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*Includes pictures
*Includes a bibliography for further reading
*Includes a table of contents

On April 24, 1990, the Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on the Space Shuttle Programs 35th mission, but this was no ordinary mission. In its payload bay, Discovery was carrying the Hubble Space Telescope, with the objective of putting the telescope into orbit.

By the time the Hubble telescope reached orbit, it was already the worlds most famous telescope, but it was also the most scorned. The telescope cost nearly $2 billion more to complete than anticipated, and to make matters worse, the first images it sent back were skewed.

When the telescope immediately began transmitting defective images, NASA and the telescope became laughingstocks, literally. In the popular comedy movie Naked Gun 2 1/2, released in 1991, one scene in a caf shows a picture of the telescope between pictures of the Titanic and the Hindenburg, implying it was a disaster.

It would take three years to launch another space shuttle mission to fix the telescope, and that would be just the first of five servicing missions that have been performed in the 21 years the telescope has been in orbit. However, within about a year of fixing it, the telescope captured images of a major event in the solar system. In July 1994, the telescope provided a firsthand observation of a comet, Shoemaker-Levy 9, breaking apart and slamming into Jupiter. The comet broke into about two dozen pieces, some of them more than a mile wide, and hit the giant planet with the force of millions of atomic bombs. In addition to capturing the streaking comet breaking up and colliding with Jupiter, the telescope captured images of the impact marks that were left on Jupiters surface, helping astronomers study Jupiters atmosphere and debris left by major impacts.

Despite the costs and initial defects, the Hubble telescope has been a remarkably successful project, furthering astronomers understanding of the universe more than any other telescope or instrument in history. During its 21 years in orbit, the versatile telescope has taken high resolution images of objects billions of light years away, giving astronomers a look at the early universe. Along the way it has also taken the most detailed pictures of the solar system, captured the most striking images of star creation and supernovae, and uncovered evidence of phenomena like gamma-ray bursts and dark energy.

The Hubble Space Telescope: The History and Legacy of the Worlds Most Famous Telescope chronicles the fascinating story of the telescopes origins, deployment, and production. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Hubble telescope like never before.

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The Hubble Space Telescope: The History and Legacy of the Worlds Most Famous Telescope free ebook download

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