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1 July 2023

Euclid

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

SpaceX launched ESA's Euclid space telescope on a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida at 11:12 a.m.

Published 1 Jul 2023

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25 December 2021

James Webb Space Telescope

A Christmas Day launch to a point a million miles away

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The James Webb Space Telescope launched on an Ariane 5 from French Guiana on 25 December 2021 and travelled to the Sun-Earth L2 point, about a million miles from Earth. Its tennis-court-sized sunshield and 18-segment gold mirror unfolded on the way, and its first science images were released in July 2022.

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Webb Telescope Launch and Deployment Sequence on Ariane 5

An animation from Northrop Grumman depicts the planned launch of the James Webb Space Telescope on an Ariane 5 and its deployment on the way to Sun-Earth L2, 1 million miles from Earth.

Published 24 Jan 2017
Ariane 5 VA256 Launches Webb Telescope From Kourou, 25 Dec 2021

An Ariane 5 (flight VA256) launched the James Webb Space Telescope from ELA 3 at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou on 25 December 2021 at 12:20 UTC.

Published 25 Dec 2021
Webb’s Christmas Day Launch on Ariane 5: Countdown to Separation

Official NASA and ESA broadcast of the James Webb Space Telescope launch on an Ariane 5 from French Guiana on 25 December 2021.

Published 25 Dec 2021
Webb’s Ariane 5 Launch from Kourou, Tracked Stage by Stage

Coverage of the James Webb Space Telescope lifting off on an Ariane 5 from the Guiana Space Centre on December 25, 2021, at 12:20 GMT.

Published 25 Dec 2021

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11 February 1997

STS-82 Hubble Servicing Mission 2

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

Servicing Mission 2 to the Hubble Space Telescope launched on Feb.

Published 16 Feb 2021

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2 December 1993

Hubble Servicing Mission 1

Eyeglasses for the Hubble Space Telescope

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On 2 December 1993 the shuttle Endeavour lifted off on STS-61, carrying seven astronauts to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, whose main mirror had been ground to the wrong shape. Over five spacewalks the crew fitted corrective optics, a new camera, new solar arrays and new gyroscopes, and the telescope began to deliver sharp images.

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

A documentary on the first Hubble servicing mission, flown on Space Shuttle Endeavour, which set out to correct the telescope's flawed mirror and replace failing hardware.

Published 31 Oct 2021

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STS-109 Hubble Servicing Mission 3B

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

NASA's Servicing Mission 3B, flown on space shuttle Columbia as STS-109, was the fourth visit to the Hubble Space Telescope and lasted 12 days with five spacewalks.

Published 1 Mar 2021

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Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions

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Fixing Hubble: Cepollina on Five Servicing Missions and COSTAR

Frank Cepollina of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center gives a Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum lecture on the five Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions.

Published 14 May 2015

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Hubble Servicing Mission 4

The last repair visit to Hubble, saved from cancellation

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Servicing Mission 4 was the fifth and final astronaut visit to the Hubble Space Telescope, flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis as STS-125 from 11 May 2009. Seven astronauts installed two new instruments, repaired two failed ones in orbit for the first time, and replaced the gyroscopes and batteries that keep Hubble working.

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Hubble Servicing Mission 4: Final Shuttle Repair Plans Explained

A preview of Servicing Mission 4, the fifth and final shuttle visit to the Hubble Space Telescope.

Published 18 Jan 2009
Hubble Servicing Mission 4: From Cancellation to Final Repair

Servicing Mission 4 was the fifth and final servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope.

Published 11 May 2021

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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

A Hubble-sized mirror with 200 times the view

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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched on a Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center on the morning of 30 August 2026. It was sent towards the Sun-Earth L2 point, where the James Webb Space Telescope also sits.

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

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA flagship infrared survey telescope with a Hubble-sized 2.4 m mirror and a 300-megapixel wide field instrument.

Published 28 Aug 2026
Roman Space Telescope Science Briefing Ahead of Launch

NASA's science news conference, held a day before the scheduled Aug.

Published 29 Aug 2026
Roman Space Telescope Prelaunch Briefing: Falcon Heavy, Weather

NASA and SpaceX hold the prelaunch news conference for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, targeting a Falcon Heavy liftoff from pad 39A on August 30 at 7:26 a.m.

Published 29 Aug 2026
Falcon Heavy Launches the Roman Space Telescope Toward L2

Everyday Astronaut hosted live coverage of Falcon Heavy launching NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center.

Published 30 Aug 2026

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Hubble Space Telescope

The telescope that was fixed in orbit

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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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Hubble Space Telescope: The Flawed Mirror and Costar Repair

This documentary traces how the Hubble Space Telescope was built after the Challenger loss, launched on the shuttle Discovery, and found to have a flawed mirror.

Published 1 Aug 2018
Hubble Space Telescope: Launch, Mirror Flaw and Servicing Fixes

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

Space Shuttle Discovery launched the Hubble telescope on 24 April 1990, but its 2.5 meter main mirror had a small flaw that made images blurry.

Published 24 Apr 2021

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Euclid

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

James Webb Space Telescope

Webb Telescope Launch and Deployment Sequence on Ariane 5

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

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

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

STS-82 Hubble Servicing Mission 2

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

Hubble Servicing Mission 1

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

STS-109 Hubble Servicing Mission 3B

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

Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions

Fixing Hubble: Cepollina on Five Servicing Missions and COSTAR

Hubble Servicing Mission 4

Hubble Servicing Mission 4: Final Shuttle Repair Plans Explained

Hubble Servicing Mission 4: From Cancellation to Final Repair

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

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

Roman Space Telescope Science Briefing Ahead of Launch

Roman Space Telescope Prelaunch Briefing: Falcon Heavy, Weather

Falcon Heavy Launches the Roman Space Telescope Toward L2

Hubble Space Telescope

Hubble Space Telescope: The Flawed Mirror and Costar Repair

Hubble Space Telescope: Launch, Mirror Flaw and Servicing Fixes

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