Hubble Archive - Servicing Mission 1, STS-61

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    ID: 13774 Produced Video

    Hubble’s Servicing Mission 1

    Dec. 2nd, 2020
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    Shortly after the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in 1990, the observatory's primary mirror was discovered to have an aberration that affected the clarity of the telescope's early images. Fortunately, Hubble, orbiting 353 miles (569 km) above the surface of the Earth, was the first telescope designed to be visited in space by astronauts to perform repairs, replace parts, and update its technology with new instruments. Servicing Mission 1, launched in December 1993, was the first opportunity to conduct planned maintenance on the telescope. In addition, new instruments were installed and the optics of the flaw in Hubble's primary mirror was corrected.For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble. Music Credits: "Sleep Patterns" by Oliver Worth [PRS] via Atmosphere Music Ltd [PRS] and Universal Production Music."Tides" by Ben Niblett [PRS], and Jon Cotton [PRS] via Atmosphere Music Ltd [PRS] and Universal Production Music."Mirrored Cubes" by Laurent Dury [SACEM] via Koka Media [SACEM], Universal Publishing Production Music France [SACEM] and Universal Production Music."Natural Time Cycles by Laurent Dury [SACEM] via Koka Media [SACEM], Universal Publishing Production Music France [SACEM] and Universal Production Music.Motion Graphics Template Media Credits:Lower Thirds Auto Self Resizing by cayman via Motion Array ||

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    ID: 13566 Produced Video

    Hubble Archive - Servicing Mission 3B, STS-109

    March 1st, 2020
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    Servicing Mission 3B was actually the fourth visit to Hubble. NASA split the original Servicing Mission 3 into two parts and conducted 3A in December of 1999. During SM3B a new science instrument will be installed: the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). Several other activities were accomplished as well over a 12-day mission with 5 spacewalks.Four astronauts trained for five scheduled spacewalks to upgrade and service the Hubble Space Telescope during the STS-109 mission in early 2002. Three veteran astronauts, John M.Grunsfeld, James H. Newman, and Richard M. Linnehan, were joined by Michael J. Massimino, who will be making his first space flight.Grunsfeld had flown three times, STS-67 in 1995, STS-81 in 1997, and STS-103 in 1999 when he performed two spacewalks to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Newman, veteran of three space flights, STS-51 in 1993, STS-69 in 1995, and STS-88 in 1998, had conducted four previous spacewalks. Linnehan had flown on STS-78 in 1996 and STS-90 in 1998. Massimino is a member of the 1996 astronaut class.Scott Altman, (Cmdr., USN), a two-time shuttle veteran, commanded the STS-109 mission. He was joined on the flight deck by pilot Duane Carey, (Lt. Col., USAF), making his first space flight, and flight engineer Nancy Currie (Lt. Col, USA, Ph.D.). Currie had three previous space flights to her credit. ||

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    ID: 12829 Produced Video

    Hubble Celebrates 25 Years Of Servicing In Space

    Dec. 13th, 2018
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    Live at the ROC: Hubble astronauts broadcast live from the Goddard Space Flight Center’s innovative Robotic Operations Center (ROC) as they discuss the history of Hubble servicing and how the future of satellite servicing is being made today. || 12829_Live_at_the_ROC.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [70.8 KB] || 12829_Live_at_the_ROC.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [73.3 KB] || 12829_Live_at_the_ROC.00001_thm.png (80x40) [5.8 KB] || 12829_Live_at_the_ROC.mp4 (1280x720) [6.7 GB] || 12829_Live_at_the_ROC_lowres.mp4 (1280x720) [1.1 GB] || 12829_Live_at_the_ROC.webm (960x540) [1.7 GB] || 12829_Live_at_the_ROC.en_US.srt [124.2 KB] || 12829_Live_at_the_ROC.en_US.vtt [117.4 KB] ||

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    ID: 13059 Produced Video

    Hubble Archive - Pre-Launch

    Oct. 4th, 2018
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    This is a recorded interview from Voice of America. In this program, Dr. Fred Whipple discusses sending a telescope above the earth's atmosphere to transcend the atmosphere's obscuring of the view of space. He talks about plans for the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory (OAO,) which was a precursor to the Hubble Space Telescope.National Archive webpage: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/105636SVS webpage: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13059National Archives Identifier: 105636Local Identifier: 306.10-23Creator: U.S. Information AgencyFrom: Record Group 306: Records of the U.S. Information Agency, 1900-2003This item was broadcast 07/10/1959Production Series: New Horizons in Science || GSFC_19590710_HST_a001_thumbnail.jpg (1280x720) [49.0 KB] || GSFC_19590710_HST_a001.en_US.srt [5.8 KB] || GSFC_19590710_HST_a001.en_US.vtt [5.5 KB] || GSFC_19590710_HST_a001.mp3 [4.4 MB] ||

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    ID: 13081 Produced Video

    Hubble Archive - Launch, STS-31

    Oct. 4th, 2018
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    STS-31 Mission Highlights Resource TapeLaunch of the Hubble Space Telescope, April 24-29 1990Astronauts: Loren Shriver, Charles Bolden, Bruce McCandless, Steven Hawley, Kathryn Sullivan09:50 - Launch12:27 - Opening bay doors20:40 - Taking telescope out of payload bay24:50 - Deploying the solar arrays26:08 - Deploying the high gain antennas26:56 - Unfurling the first solar array30:16 - EVA preparation31:24 - Unfurling the second solar array32:00 - Second solar array gets stuck34:30 - Disable tension monitoring software to unfurl the solar array36:25 - Go for Hubble release39:07 - Student experiment43:50 - Commands sent to open aperture door45:45 - Thank you to training crew46:40 - Thoughts on historical significance50:09 - Closing bay doors50:58 - Shuttle re-entry and landing54:59 - Astronauts exiting Shuttle || GSFC_1990xxxx_HST_m001_thumbnail.jpg (960x720) [265.6 KB] || GSFC_1990xxxx_HST_m001_thumbnail_searchweb.png (320x180) [116.7 KB] || GSFC_1990xxxx_HST_m001_thumbnail_thm.png (80x40) [7.8 KB] || GSFC_1990xxxx_HST_m001.mov (960x720) [9.4 GB] || GSFC_1990xxxx_HST_m001.mp4 (960x720) [4.0 GB] || GSFC_1990xxxx_HST_m001.webm (960x720) [423.6 MB] || GSFC_1990xxxx_HST_m001.en_US.srt [55.9 KB] || GSFC_1990xxxx_HST_m001.en_US.vtt [53.0 KB] ||

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    ID: 13083 Produced Video

    Hubble Archive - Post-Deployment

    Oct. 4th, 2018
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    Digitized tape of the press conference from June 27, 1990 where Ed Weiler and others explain the Hubble Space Telescope's spherical aberration problem and its impact to the science instruments. The aberration wouldn't much affect UV or IR observations, but the Wide Field Planetary Camera would be largely affected since it used visible wavelengths. TRT: 30:00Participants: Douglas Broome, HST Program Manager; Jean Olivier, Deputy Project Manager; Dr. Edward Weiler, HST Program Scientist at NASA HQ; Dr. Lennard A. Fisk, Associate Administrator Space Science and Applications at NASA HQ; Dr. Peter Stockman, Deputy Director of the Space Telescope Science InstituteLonger notes:Describing the initial spherical aberration problem with the Hubble Space Telescope’s primary mirror. Describe how they conclusively determined the nature of the problem. It affects one of their science objectives. Weiler: “We can still do important science.” UV capability and IR capability not impacted. Spatial resolution is about at ground-based resolution. Explains impacts to each of the instruments. HRS - will be able to do most of the science, just not in crowded fields, still excellent for planetary features, least impacted instrument FOS - UV science not impacted except on crowded fields, quasar absorption lines won’t be impacted because point sources, FOC - highest spatial resolution of the cameras, visible wavelengths will be ground-based resolution except maybe better for bright objects, HSP - won’t be able to do science with high signal to noise, but can do about half of proposed science esp in UV WFPC - probably no real science we can do with this because in visible Fine guidance sensors for astrometry - can do 100% of science we proposed, will be able to look at star’s wobble to find exoplanetsBiggest impact is loss of spatial resolution for WFPCInsurance policy - planned for maintenance program, are already building a second wide-field camera with a corrective mirror, think we can take out all the aberration and get back to original specification, 40% of science was going to be done with wide-field camera, developing NICMOS for near-IR capability that includes corrective opticsFor HRS and FOS, have STIS under development which would replace spectrographic capabilities Haven’t yet figured out how the problem occured; putting together a review boardDon’t know if the aberration is in the primary or secondary mirrorDidn’t test the two mirrors in combination because it would have been tremendously costly and difficult (hundreds of millions of dollars)Cuts off at endAudio missing from 11:10 - 11:20 || GSFC_19900627_HST_m001_thumbnail.jpg (720x484) [131.8 KB] || GSFC_19900627_HST_m001_thumbnail_searchweb.png (320x180) [145.5 KB] || GSFC_19900627_HST_m001_thumbnail_thm.png (80x40) [9.4 KB] || GSFC_19900627_HST_m001.mov (720x486) [12.5 GB] || GSFC_19900627_HST_m001.mp4 (720x484) [2.1 GB] || GSFC_19900627_HST_m001.webm (0x0) [0 bytes] ||

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    ID: 13084 Produced Video

    Hubble Archive - Post-Servicing Mission 1

    Oct. 4th, 2018
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

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    Goddard at 60

    April 29th, 2019
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    On July 29, 1958, President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, establishing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. When it began operations on October 1, 1958, NASA consisted mainly of the four laboratories and some 80 employees of the government's 46-year-old research agency, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). Goddard Space Flight Center was established on May 1, 1959 as NASA's first space flight center.In celebration of its 60th year, we look back at the innovations and scientific impacts the women and men of Goddard have made throughout its history. ||

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