Hubble's legacy: reflections by those who dreamed it, built it, and observed the universe with it

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...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Launius, Roger D. 1954- (HerausgeberIn), DeVorkin, David H. 1944- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press 2014
Schriftenreihe:A Smithsonian contribution to knowledge
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Links:https://smithsonian.figshare.com/articles/Hubble_s_Legacy/9761936
Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:XVI, 220 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme 26 cm
ISBN:9781935623328
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