Starry-eyed Hubble celebrates 20 years of awe and discovery

The most prolific space observatory will zoom past its 20-year milestone this weekend. On 24 April 1990, the Space Shuttle and its crew released the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope into Earth orbit. What followed is one of the most remarkable sagas of the space age.

Link: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMP3VF098G_index_0.html

Time: 23. Apr. 2010

Feed: ESA Top News

Topics: and, hubble