Bibliograph

Hubble's legacy, reflections by those who dreamed it, built it, and observed the universe with it, edited by Roger D. Launius and David H. DeVorkin

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Hubble's legacy, reflections by those who dreamed it, built it, and observed the universe with it, edited by Roger D. Launius and David H. DeVorkin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.governmentPublication

federal national government publication

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hubble's legacy

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

864418172

Responsibility statement

edited by Roger D. Launius and David H. DeVorkin

Series statement

A Smithsonian contribution to knowledge

Sub title

reflections by those who dreamed it, built it, and observed the universe with it

Summary

The development and operation of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have resulted in many rich legacies, most particularly in science and technology - but in culture as well. This book, which includes contributions from historians of science, key scientists and administrators, and one of the principal astronauts who led many of the servicing missions, is meant to capture the history of this iconic instrument

Table Of Contents

Conceiving of the Hubble Space Telescope : personal reflections / Nancy Grace Roman -- Steps toward the Hubble Space Telescope / C. Robert O'Dell -- Building Hubble Space Telescope as a serviceable national facility / Edward J. Weiler -- Constructing the wide field planetary camera 2 / John Trauger -- Corrective optics space telescope axial replacemet (COSTAR) / Harold J. Reitsema -- Hubble : mission impossible / John M. Grunsfeld -- Recommissioning Hubble : refurbished and better than ever / Kenneth R. Sembach -- The secret's of Hubble's success / David S. Leckrone -- Creating Hubble's imagery / Zoltan Levay -- Displaying the beauty of the truth : Hubble images as art and science / Elizabeth A. Kessler

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