Timeline event · 24 April 1990 · The Space Shuttle Era
Launch of the Hubble Space Telescope
The Space Shuttle deploys the Hubble Space Telescope; after a famous repair mission corrected its mirror, Hubble transformed astronomy and public views of the cosmos.
Highlights
- ›The great observatory that redefined astronomy
Missions, people & worlds
Knowledge connections
- Part ofThe Space Shuttle Era
- Associated withHubble Space Telescope
- Associated withSpace Shuttle program
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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