Hubble Celebrates 25 Years Of Servicing In Space
Twenty-five years ago today, a group of astronauts ascended in the space shuttle to accomplish a feat of unprecedented proportions: to fix Hubble, in space, while orbiting Earth at over 17,500 miles per hour. These seven astronauts would be implementing a repair and upgrade hundreds of scientists and engineers conceived, designed and tested on Earth at multiple locations including NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Goddard Space Flight Center and Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The Hubble we know and love today is the most productive space telescope ever launched. The data it has provided the world has prompted unparalleled discoveries, and it continues, after 28 years of science, to tell us more about our universe every day. Much of this incredible track record can be attributed to Hubble’s remarkable longevity. So, how has Hubble survived for so long, over a decade longer than originally intended?
The answer to Hubble’s persistent history of excellence and science lies with a wide and diverse group of dedicated individuals committed to making a telescope designed with the capability to be upgraded and repaired — also known as “servicing” — once it was already in space.
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Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Engineer
- Pat Kennedy (KBRwyle)
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Directors
- Rich Melnick (KBRwyle)
- Stuart A. Snodgrass (KBRwyle)
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Producers
- Haley Reed (ADNET)
- Michelle Handleman (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Audio technicians
- Chris Meaney (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Mike Velle (KBRwyle)
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Videographers
- John Caldwell (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
- Rob Andreoli (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
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Technical support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
- Swarupa Nune (InuTeq)