Hubble's legacy
Subtitle: reflections by those who dreamed it, built it, and observed the universe with it
By: edited by Roger D. Launius and David H. DeVorkin
Contributors: Smithsonian Institution. Press
Series: A Smithsonian contribution to knowledge; Smithsonian contribution to knowledge
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9781935623748; 9781935623328; 9781935623335
Subjects: Hubble-Weltraumteleskop; Extraterrestrial Environment; Spacecraft; Congresses; Space astronomy; Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft); Astronomy; Telescopes; History
Description: The development and operation of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have resulted in many rich legacies, most particularly in science and technology - but in culture as well. This book, which includes contributions from historians of science, key scientists and administrators, and one of the principal astronauts who led many of the servicing missions, is meant to capture the history of this iconic instrument.
Notes: Format not distributed to depository libraries.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-195) and index.
Table of contents: title: Conceiving of the Hubble Space Telescope : personal reflections / Nancy Grace Roman; title: Steps toward the Hubble Space Telescope / C. Robert O'Dell; title: Building Hubble Space Telescope as a serviceable national facility / Edward J. Weiler; title: Constructing the wide field planetary camera 2 / John Trauger; title: Corrective optics space telescope axial replacemet (COSTAR) / Harold J. Reitsema; title: Hubble : mission impossible / John M. Grunsfeld; title: Recommissioning Hubble : refurbished and better than ever / Kenneth R. Sembach; title: The secret's of Hubble's success / David S. Leckrone; title: Creating Hubble's imagery / Zoltan Levay; title: Displaying the beauty of the truth : Hubble images as art and science / Elizabeth A. Kessler.