Not Yet Imagined: A Study of Hubble Space Telescope Operations
Language: English
Published by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2020
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- Title
- Not Yet Imagined: A Study of Hubble Space Telescope Operations
- Author
- Christopher Gainor
- Publisher
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Publication year
- 2020
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1626830614
- ISBN 13
- 9781626830615
The first images from Hubble contained a stunning surprise—the space telescope’s main mirror had been precisely ground to the wrong shape. Although HST’s images were still superior to anything available from ground-based telescopes, the Hubble Telescope instantly became a byword for incompetence.
With the future of NASA on the line, scientists and engineers devised fixes for the spherical aberration afflicting Hubble, and astronauts flying on the first of five servicing missions to HST installed new instruments that restored the Space Telescope’s capabilities to those promised when it was launched. Within weeks, HST produced the breathtaking images and other data that astronomers and the public had long anticipated, and soon Hubble shed its former image as it became a symbol of American technological and scientific prowess.
Not Yet Imagined documents the history of HST from its launch through its first 30 years of operation in space. It focuses on the interactions among the general public, astronomers, engineers, government officials, and members of Congress during that time. The decision-making behind the changes in Hubble’s instrument packages on servicing missions that made HST a model of supranational cooperation amongst scientists is chronicled, along with HST’s contributions to our knowledge about our solar system, our galaxy, and our universe. This book also covers the impact of HST and the images it produces on the public’s appreciation for the universe, and how HST has changed the ways astronomy is done.
NASA SP-2020-4237
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