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Space telescope

A space telescope mission puts an observatory in orbit or beyond, above the atmosphere that absorbs, scatters and blurs light. Lyman Spitzer suggested the idea in 1946. The Hubble Space Telescope reached orbit on a Space Shuttle, and astronauts visited it to repair and upgrade it, beginning with Hubble Servicing Mission 1. The James Webb Space Telescope and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope are also in this list. A space telescope can observe dim objects in daytime and is free of the light pollution ground observatories face. Some survey the whole sky; others stare at chosen targets.

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  1. Hubble Servicing Mission 4: Final Shuttle Repair Plans Explained

    Plasma Ben

  2. Fixing Hubble: Cepollina on Five Servicing Missions and COSTAR

    Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

  3. Webb Telescope Launch and Deployment Sequence on Ariane 5

    Northrop Grumman

  4. Hubble Space Telescope: The Flawed Mirror and Costar Repair

    DCODE by Discovery

  5. Hubble Space Telescope: Launch, Mirror Flaw and Servicing Fixes

    NASA Goddard

  6. STS-82: How Discovery’s Crew Gave Hubble Infrared Vision

    NASA Goddard

  7. STS-109: Columbia’s Hubble Upgrade and the Leaking Spacesuit

    NASA Goddard

  8. Hubble’s Flawed Mirror: How COSTAR Fixed It After Launch

    Primal Space

  9. Hubble Servicing Mission 4: From Cancellation to Final Repair

    NASA Goddard

  10. Hubble Servicing Mission: How Endeavour’s Crew Fixed the Mirror

    Aviation & Space

  11. Webb’s Christmas Day Launch on Ariane 5: Countdown to Separation

    NASA

  12. Ariane 5 VA256 Launches Webb Telescope From Kourou, 25 Dec 2021

    SciNews

  13. Webb’s Ariane 5 Launch from Kourou, Tracked Stage by Stage

    The Launch Pad

  14. Euclid Launch on Falcon 9: ESA’s Dark Universe Telescope Lifts Off

    SpaceX

  15. How Webb Works: Infrared Design, Build and Ariane 5 Launch

    Jared Owen

  16. Webb and Rubin Compared: Deep Fields Versus the Whole Southern Sky

    Curious Droid

  17. Roman Space Telescope: Hubble-Sized Mirror, 200 Times the View

    Everyday Astronaut

  18. Roman Space Telescope Prelaunch Briefing: Falcon Heavy, Weather

    NASA

  19. Roman Space Telescope Science Briefing Ahead of Launch

    NASA

  20. Falcon Heavy Launches the Roman Space Telescope Toward L2

    Everyday Astronaut

  21. Roman Space Telescope Launches on Falcon Heavy: NASA Briefing

    NASA

  22. Roman Space Telescope Launch on Falcon Heavy From Pad 39A

    NASA

  23. Roman Space Telescope: Falcon Heavy Launch and Path to L2

    NASASpaceflight
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Roman Space Telescope: Falcon Heavy Launch and Path to L2

NASASpaceflight

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Dates are when each video was first published on YouTube.

All the videos

  1. Ariane 5 VA256 Launches Webb Telescope From Kourou, 25 Dec 2021

    Launch coverageSciNews · 5:08

    Mission: James Webb Space Telescope (2021)

  3. Roman Space Telescope: Falcon Heavy Launch and Path to L2

    Mission explainerNASASpaceflight · 1:36:36

    Mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

  4. Euclid Launch on Falcon 9: ESA’s Dark Universe Telescope Lifts Off

    Launch coverageSpaceX · 1:03:06

    Mission: Euclid (2023)

  5. Roman Space Telescope Launch on Falcon Heavy From Pad 39A

    Launch coverageNASA · 1:50:39

    Mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

  6. Roman Space Telescope Science Briefing Ahead of Launch

    Press briefingNASA · 1:02:44

    Mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

  7. Roman Space Telescope Prelaunch Briefing: Falcon Heavy, Weather

    Press briefingNASA · 1:33:06

    Mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

  8. Roman Space Telescope Launches on Falcon Heavy: NASA Briefing

    Press briefingNASA · 56:55

    Mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

  9. Webb’s Ariane 5 Launch from Kourou, Tracked Stage by Stage

    Launch coverageThe Launch Pad · 9:13

    Mission: James Webb Space Telescope (2021)

  10. Hubble Servicing Mission: How Endeavour’s Crew Fixed the Mirror

    DocumentaryAviation & Space · 47:41

    Mission: Hubble Servicing Mission 1 (1993)

  11. How Webb Works: Infrared Design, Build and Ariane 5 Launch

    Mission explainerJared Owen · 19:35

    Mission: James Webb Space Telescope (2021)

  12. STS-109: Columbia’s Hubble Upgrade and the Leaking Spacesuit

    Mission explainerNASA Goddard · 6:08

    Mission: STS-109 Hubble Servicing Mission 3B

  13. Fixing Hubble: Cepollina on Five Servicing Missions and COSTAR

    DocumentarySmithsonian National Air and Space Museum · 1:13:19

    Mission: Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions

  14. STS-82: How Discovery’s Crew Gave Hubble Infrared Vision

    Mission explainerNASA Goddard · 5:49

    Mission: STS-82 Hubble Servicing Mission 2 (1997)

  15. Hubble’s Flawed Mirror: How COSTAR Fixed It After Launch

    DocumentaryPrimal Space · 8:25

    Mission: Hubble Space Telescope

  16. Hubble Servicing Mission 4: From Cancellation to Final Repair

    Mission explainerNASA Goddard · 7:13

    Mission: Hubble Servicing Mission 4

  17. Hubble Servicing Mission 4: Final Shuttle Repair Plans Explained

    Mission explainerPlasma Ben · 4:48

    Mission: Hubble Servicing Mission 4

  18. Roman Space Telescope: Hubble-Sized Mirror, 200 Times the View

    Mission explainerEveryday Astronaut · 12:49

    Mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

  19. Falcon Heavy Launches the Roman Space Telescope Toward L2

    Launch coverageEveryday Astronaut · 1:35:38

    Mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

  20. Hubble Space Telescope: The Flawed Mirror and Costar Repair

    DocumentaryDCODE by Discovery · 18:33

    Mission: Hubble Space Telescope

  21. Webb Telescope Launch and Deployment Sequence on Ariane 5

    Mission explainerNorthrop Grumman · 12:03

    Mission: James Webb Space Telescope (2021)

  22. Webb’s Christmas Day Launch on Ariane 5: Countdown to Separation

    Launch coverageNASA · 2:17:30

    Mission: James Webb Space Telescope (2021)

  23. Hubble Space Telescope: Launch, Mirror Flaw and Servicing Fixes

    DocumentaryNASA Goddard · 51:16

    Mission: Hubble Space Telescope

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