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Episode 1: Driving The Telescope (Hubble – Eye in the Sky miniseries)

Episode 1: Driving the Telescope – Visit Hubble’s control center to learn about the challenges and techniques of performing extraordinarily detailed observations with an orbiting space telescope. Tour the rarely seen, life-size simulator at NASA that helps engineers and operators investigate problems and test new solutions before implementing them on the real telescope in space.

This series, Hubble – Eye in the Sky, takes you behind the scenes into the world of Hubble Space Telescope operations. Discover the strategies needed to run a bus-sized observatory as it speeds around Earth at 17,000 miles per hour, and find out how Hubble collects the incredible images and groundbreaking data that have transformed humanity’s vision of space. Witness the ingenuity that keeps such a complex and remote machine working to investigate the mysteries of the universe for more than 30 years.

For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble.

Production & Post:
Origin

Videos & Images:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
European Space Agency
Space Telescope Science Institute

Music:
The Machines — Richard Canavan
Interesting Conundrum — K1Woods
Watching The Stars — Rimsky Music
Better Times Coming — Zeonium
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Credits

James Leigh (Origin Films): Lead Director
James Leigh (Origin Films): Lead Editor
James Leigh (Origin Films): Lead Producer
James Ball (Origin Films): Director of Photography
Matthew Duncan (Origin Films): Additional Photography, Coloring & Mix
Alex Jennings (Origin Films): Sound Recordist
Lucy Lund (Origin Films): Production & Edit Assistant
Martin Kornmesser (ESA): Visualizer
Lynn Bassford (Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company): Support
Maureen Disharoon (ASRC Federal System Solutions): Support
James Jeletic (NASA/GSFC): Support
Jeannine Kashif (ASRC Federal System Solutions): Support
Erin Kisliuk (TRAX International): Support
Paul R. Morris (USRA): Support
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center