[CALIBK12] Hubble, the Space Telescope, in the News

[Carole Bos]

Today, the space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled for a final-repair mission to the Hubble orbiting space telescope.  Hubble has been transmitting images to Earth for nineteen years.  How does it take those amazing pictures?  Here's a summary of its history and a guided tour through NASA's numerous web pages.
http://www.awesomestories.com/history/exploring-space/an-orbiting-telescope 


Carole Bos
Dean's Advisory Board
Grand Valley State University
bosc at gvsu.edu