The Hubble Space Telescope was launched on the shuttle Discovery on 24 April 1990 and found to have a flawed main mirror within weeks. Astronauts repaired it in orbit in 1993, and over four more servicing missions turned it into one of the most productive observatories in the history of astronomy.
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A NASA Goddard documentary on the Hubble Space Telescope, from its shuttle launch and troubled deployment to the mirror flaw and the servicing missions that followed.
Published 16 Apr 2020