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The space telescope / by Ghitelman, David.(CARDINAL)764532;
Bibliography: page 138.
Subjects: Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft);
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The Hubble wars : astrophysics meets astropolitics in the two-billion-dollar struggle over the Hubble Space Telescope / by Chaisson, Eric.(CARDINAL)516625;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-370) and index.Prologue Launch of Space Telescope -- 1. Deployment and Early Operations -- 2. Jitters, in Space and on the Ground -- 3. Hubble's First Light -- 4. Babel Revisited -- 5. Rocky Road to the Imaging Campaign -- 6. Inaugural Science Observations -- 7. More Early Science Results -- Epilogue: Miracle on Orbit -- Afterword: The "Fix.""The Hubble Space Telescope is the largest, most complex, and most powerful observatory ever deployed in space, designed to allow astronomers to look far back into our own cosmic past with unprecedented clarity. Yet from the day it was launched in 1990 - and soon discovered to be semi-blind - Hubble has been at the center of a cosmic-size controversy over who was responsible for its notorious failure to function and what could be done about it." "In 1987, Eric J. Chaisson, an accomplished young astrophysicist, signed on as a senior scientist with the Hubble project. Drawing on the journals of his five-year tenure, he now re-creates the day-to-day struggle over (and often with) the infamously flawed two-billion-dollar recalcitrant beast in the sky. It's a hilarious and frightening story about a three-way war between science, government, and industry (with the military launching guerrilla attacks from the sidelines). Chaisson probes the politics and economics of astronomy and brings to life the human personalities - inside NASA, the international scientific community, and private industry - who do battle in The Hubble Wars." "Writing lucidly about the technology of the telescope itself, Chaisson lets us feel what it's like to be at the controls of the most complex and expensive gadget ever built by humans, and relates the unending tasks devised to deal with "the bird's" eccentricities. Despite its imperfect vision, Hubble is able to see some stars, and Chaisson also explains with a scientist's keen passion the many wondrous discoveries that Hubble has made possible.""In December 1993, NASA launched a much-heralded mission to "fix" Hubble, and shortly thereafter declared that it would now see better than originally expected. Chaisson tests these claims against the evidence of the images produces, and assesses what Hubble means to the goals of future space exploration. With over one hundred black-and-white and full-color photographs, this is an illuminating account of the perils - and possibilities - at the heart of one of the most ambitious scientific enterprises in history, and a provocative inquiry into the place of science in space."--Jacket.
Subjects: Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft);
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The space telescope / by Field, George B.,1929-(CARDINAL)709095; Goldsmith, Donald.(CARDINAL)324855;
Includes bibliographical references (page 269).
Subjects: Fiction.; Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft);
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Hubble vision : astronomy with the Hubble Space Telescope / by Petersen, Carolyn Collins.(CARDINAL)773492; Brandt, John C.(CARDINAL)330627;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft); Space astronomy.;
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Hubble vision : further adventures with the Hubble Space Telescope / by Petersen, Carolyn Collins.(CARDINAL)773492; Brandt, John C.(CARDINAL)330627;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft); Space astronomy.;
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Hubble : imaging space and time / by DeVorkin, David H.,1944-(CARDINAL)349596; Smith, Robert W.(Robert William),1952-(CARDINAL)521353;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft); Space astronomy.;
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Hubble : the mirror on the universe / by Kerrod, Robin,author.(CARDINAL)144204; Stott, Carole,author.(CARDINAL)340997;
Subjects: Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft); Space astronomy.;
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Invisible universe revealed [videorecording] / by Sanders, Jay O.,1953-narrator.(CARDINAL)340322; Yost, Peter,film producer,film director,screenwriter.; Pangloss Films.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)309769; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)(CARDINAL)154259;
Edited by Anna Auster; camera, Rob Lyall; music, Killer Tracks.Narrated by Jay O. Sanders.Originally broadcast by PBS Apr. 22, 2015.Twenty-five years ago, NASA launched one of the most ambitious experiments in the history of astronomy: the Hubble Space Telescope. This single telescope has helped astronomers pinpoint the age of the universe, revealed the birthplace of stars, and uncovered black holes lurking at the heart of galaxies. In honor of its anniversary, Nova tells the remarkable story that forever changed our understanding of the cosmos and our place in it.Rating: TVG.DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Science television programs.; Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft); Astronomy.;
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The Hubble Space Telescope. /by Gregory Vogt. by Vogt, Gregory.(CARDINAL)318734;
Subjects: Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft);
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Hubble's cosmic journey [videorecording] / by Tyson, Neil deGrasse,narrator.(CARDINAL)339562; Bigger Bang Productions.; National Geographic Society (U.S.),publisher.(CARDINAL)140388;
Narrator: Neil deGrasse Tyson.Originally broadcast on television in 2014.A celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope's 25 years orbiting the planet. The story of one of the most remarkable advances in modern technology, as told by the people who designed, built, launched, operated and repaired the legendary observatory.DVD.
Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Science television programs.; Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft); Space probes.;
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