The Stories Behind the Two Largest Space Telescopes w/ Chris Gainor | Star Party
Channel: Centre of the Universe
Date: 08/05/2022

Presentation by Chris Gainor:
The Stories Behind the Two Largest Space Telescopes

Christopher Gainor is a historian of technology specializing in space exploration and aeronautics. He has written four books on the history of space exploration and two on Cold War history. His most recent book is a history of Hubble Space Telescope operations published by NASA. Gainor is editor of Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly. From 2018 to 2020, he was President of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, and he is a fellow of the British Interplanetary Society. Gainor holds a Ph.D. in the history of technology from the University of Alberta, and has worked as a history instructor at the University of Victoria and the Royal Military College of Canada. 

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