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Hubble in orbit
This illustration shows the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in its high orbit 600 kilometres above Earth.
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Diagram of the Hubble Space Telescope, 1981
Diagram of the Hubble Space Telescope from 1981.
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Sunburst between Hubble and Discovery
In this image we see a sunburst between the solar array of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the Space Shuttle Discovery.
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Artist rendition of Hubble
This is an artist's rendition of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).
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Hubble in orbit (artist's impression)
This artist's concept shows the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in orbit around the Earth. The telescope's current appearance is the result both of its original design, and the modifications made...
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SM3B - exchanging the Power Control Unit
This artist's impression shows Hubble's Power Control Unit being exchanged during Servicing Mission 3B in 2002. For this operation Hubble needed to be turned completely off for the first time since...
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Hubble Space Telescope sporting new solar arrays during SM3B
STS109-E-5700 (9 March 2002) --- The Hubble Space Telescope, sporting new solar arrays and other important but less visible new hardware, begins its separation from the Space Shuttle Columbia. The...
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Installation of the NICMOS cooler
Illustration showing the installation of the NICMOS cooler during Servicing Mission 3B
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SM3B - Hubble being 'grappled'
This artist's impression shows Hubble being 'grappled' by the Space Shuttle's remote manipulator arm at the beginning of Servicing Mission 3B in 2002.
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The Cosmic Origins Spectrograph
Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS), in the Clean Room at Goddard Space Flight Center showing the connector panel. Aboard Hubble, COS will study the large-scale structure of the Universe and the...
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Hubble's Battery Module Assembly with lid removed
Battery Module Assembly with lid removed, showing the cells and power isolation switches
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Breaking down space telescopes
This diagram shows the structures of three space telescopes: the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, and ESA's XMM-Newton. The components of each telescope are colour-coded.
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ESA’s Gaia satellite
ESA’s Gaia satellite is a space telescope designed to measure the positions of billions of stars with unprecedented precision. Gaia was launched on 19 December 2013 and is located at the L2 Lagrange...
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SM3A: Graceful Hubble
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) floats gracefully above the blue Earth after release from Discovery's robot arm after a successful servicing mission.
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Hubble Space Telescope sporting new solar arrays during SM3B
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, sporting new solar arrays and other important but less visible new hardware, begins its separation from the Space Shuttle Columbia. The STS-109 crew deployed the...
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SM2: Hubble in Free Orbit
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) begins its separation from Discovery following its release. The photo was taken during Servicing Mission 2 in 1997.
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