Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Feb 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987s%26w....26...78a&link_type=abstract
Sterne und Weltraum (ISSN 0039-1263), vol. 26, Feb. 1987, p. 78-82. In German.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Hubble Space Telescope, Nasa Space Programs, Space Shuttle Payloads, Spaceborne Astronomy, European Space Programs, Extravehicular Activity, International Cooperation, Large Space Structures
Scientific paper
The developmental history of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is reviewed, and the scientific aims and general design of the platform and instrumentation are discussed. The HST has a 2.4-m primary mirror (permitting observations of objects 50 times fainter than can be observed with the largest ground-based telescopes) and is designed for Shuttle launch (now planned for late 1988) to a 500-km-altitude orbit and periodic Shuttle maintenance and stationkeeping over a 15-yr lifetime. Consideration is given to preliminary development studies by NASA in the 1970s, NASA and U.S. Congress approval in 1977-1978, the organization and activities of the Space Telescope Science Institute and the Space Telescope - European Coordinating Facility, and the launch and maintenance procedures. Drawings, diagrams, and photographs are provided.
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