Universe  ID: 10473

The Hubble Legacy: A Collegiate Case Study

Released on July 27, 2009
USA Today Education, in collaboration with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, brings the final section of a six-part case study, which explores the human ingenuity, vision, and expertise represented in the still-evoloving story of the Hubble Space Telescope. The interviews that follow are based on the Critical Inquiry section of the case study, which was composed by the subject matter experts at NASA.
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Astronaut Kathryn Thornton and NASA engineer Russ Werneth look back at the challenges and triumphs of the Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions. With footage from Servicing Mission 1 and the recent Servicing Mission 4, Thornton and Werneth look back at the problems, solutions, and legacy of Hubble.

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Credits

Chris Smith (HTSI): Lead Animator
Ryan Fitzgibbons (UMBC): Video Editor
Kathryn Thornton (University of Virginia): Interviewee
Russell Werneth (ARTS): Interviewee
Ryan Fitzgibbons (UMBC): Producer
Ryan Fitzgibbons (UMBC): Videographer
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HST/WFPC2
Wide-Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) was installed in Dec 1993 and used to obtain high resolution images of astronomical objects. This camera was removed in the last servicing mission so it is no longer in service.
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This item is part of these series:
Narrated Movies
Astrophysics Features

Goddard TV Tape:
G2009-074 -- The Hubble Legacy: A Collegiate Case Study

Keywords:
SVS >> Galaxy
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Hubble Space Telescope
SVS >> HST
SVS >> Astrophysics
SVS >> SM4
SVS >> Servicing Mission 4
SVS >> Astronaut
SVS >> Engineers
SVS >> Education
DLESE >> Narrated
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