History and Design of Hubble Telescope
The building of the Hubble Space Telescope began in 1981. It was launched on April 25, 1990. It orbits 353 miles above Earth. There have been 5 service missions to Hubble. Hubble discovered the thousands of galaxies out in space. It helped show that the universe is expanding. It also has helped search for more Earth like planets.
Hubble is about the size of a school bus. 43.5 feet long and 14 feet wide.
It weighs 24,500 pounds.
It was the worlds first space based optical telescope.
Hubble is about the size of a school bus. 43.5 feet long and 14 feet wide.
It weighs 24,500 pounds.
It was the worlds first space based optical telescope.