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Hubble's legacy : reflections by those who dreamed it, built it, and observed the universe with it / edited by Roger D. Launius and David H. DeVorkin.

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Format:
Book
Government document
Contributor:
Launius, Roger D., editor.
DeVorkin, David H., 1944- editor.
Smithsonian Institution. Press, publisher.
Series:
Smithsonian contribution to knowledge
A Smithsonian contribution to knowledge
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft)--History--Congresses.
Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft).
Space astronomy--History--Congresses.
Space astronomy.
Genre:
Congresses.
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
History
Conference papers and proceedings.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvi, 220 pages) : illustrations.
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2014.
Contents:
Conceiving of the Hubble Space Telescope : personal reflections / Nancy Grace Roman
Steps toward the Hubble Space Telescope / C. Robert O'Dell
Building the Hubble Space Telescope as a serviceable national facility / Edward J. Weiler
Constructing the wide field planetary camera 2 / John Trauger
The corrective optics space telescope axial replacement (COSTAR) / Harold J. Reitsema
Hubble : mission impossible / John M. Grunsfeld
Recommissioning Hubble : refurbished and better than ever / Kenneth R. Sembach
The secrets of Hubble's success / David S. Leckrone
Creating Hubble's imagery / Zoltan Levay
Displaying the beauty of the truth : Hubble images as art and science / Elizabeth A. Kessler.
Notes:
Title from title screen (viewed Oct. 31, 2014).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Print version: Hubble's legacy.
ISBN:
9781935623335
1935623338
OCLC:
894117553

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