Not yet imagined : a study of Hubble Space Telescope operations / / Christopher Gainor
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Gainor Chris
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| Titolo: |
Not yet imagined : a study of Hubble Space Telescope operations / / Christopher Gainor
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, DC : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Communications, NASA History Division, , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (approximately 452 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 522/.2919 |
| Soggetto topico: | Space telescopes - History |
| Space telescopes | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | History |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Prologue - Launching the Hubble Space Telescope -- Chapter 1. Troubled History -- Chapter 2. Spherical Aberration -- Chapter 3. Road to Recovery -- Chapter 4. The Power of the Image -- Chapter 5. New Instruments -- Chapter 6. The Universe -- Chapter 7. Last Servicing Mission -- Chapter 8. Operating HST -- Chapter 9. Astronomy Transformed -- Conclusion - The World's Most Famous Telescope. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "Dr. Christopher Gainor's Not Yet Imagined documents the history of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST) from launch in 1990 through 2019. This is considered a follow-on book to Robert W. Smith's The Space Telescope: A Study of NASA, Science, Technology, and Politics, which recorded the development history of HST. Dr. Gainor's book will be suitable for a general audience, while also being scholarly. Highly visible interactions among the general public, astronomers, engineers, government officials, and Members of Congress about HST's servicing missions by Space Shuttle crews is a central theme of this history book. Beyond the glare of public attention, the evolution of HST becoming a model of supranational cooperation amongst scientists is a second central theme. Third, the decision-making behind the changes in Hubble's instrument packages on servicing missions is chronicled, along with HST's contributions to our knowledge about our solar system, our galaxy, and our universe. A fifth theme of the book covers the impact of HST and the images it produces on the public's appreciation for the universe"-- |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Not yet imagined |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Not yet imagined |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910715080203321 |
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