Hubble Space Telescope - Wikipedia
Space telescopes were proposed as early as 1923, and the Hubble telescope was funded and built in the 1970s by the United States space agency NASA with contributions from the …
A Brief History of the Hubble Space Telescope - NASA
Although the Hubble Space Telescope has been in orbit since 1990, its origins date long before that. The first serious concepts of a space-based optical observatory began just after World …
The History of Hubble - NASA Science
Astronomer Lyman Spitzer envisioned a future for space exploration that deepened humanity’s curiosity about the cosmos. A visionary behind the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer was …
Hubble Full History Timeline - Science@NASA
This timeline describes Hubble’s history from the first proposal of a space telescope by Lyman Spitzer in 1946, through the completion of Hubble’s five servicing missions in the 1990s and …
Hubble Space Telescope - Encyclopedia Britannica
5 days ago · After the U.S. Congress had authorized its construction in 1977, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was built under the supervision of the National Aeronautics and Space …
Hubble Space Telescope - NASA Science
Apr 24, 1990 · Since its 1990 launch, the Hubble Space Telescope has changed our fundamental understanding of the universe. Why a telescope in space? How does the observatory work? …
30 Years Ago: Hubble Launched to Unlock the Secrets of the …
Apr 24, 2020 · The launch of the Hubble Space Telescope took place on April 24, 1990, during the STS-31 mission. The Shuttle flew to an unusually high 380-mile orbit to ensure that Hubble …
StarChild: The Hubble Space Telescope - NASA
The Hubble Space Telescope was named after Edwin Hubble, an astronomer whose contributions to astronomy include a classification system for galaxies and the Hubble Constant. The …
Hubble Space Telescope: Pictures, Facts & History
Jan 30, 2022 · In 1946, soon after World War II, astronomer Lyman Spitzer proposed launching a space telescope, which could overcome the limitations of ground-based observatories.
Fact Sheet - ESA/Hubble
The Hubble Space Telescope is named after Edwin Powell Hubble (1889-1953) who was one of the great pioneers of modern astronomy. Spacecraft. Design: At the heart of Hubble are a 2.4 …