Building HubbleThe creation of the Hubble Space Telescope from concept to reality.Popular TagsEarth ObserverJames Webb Space TelescopeJames Webb Space Telescope - Science imagesJames Webb Space Telescope - PeopleHubble Space TelescopeJames Webb Space Telescope - MISCEarth Observatory Image of the DayJames Webb Space Telescope - OutreachJames Webb Space Telescope – Engineering imagesPrior to installation, technicians inspect the primary mirror of the Hubble Space Telescope.Engineers and technicians conduct a fit check of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) solar array flight article in a clean...The graphite-epoxy truss of Hubble’s Optical Telescope Assembly can be seen in this photograph, taken during the spacecraft’s construction.This photograph shows the Hubble Space Telescope's primary mirror being polished at the Perkin-Elmer Corporation's large optics fabrication facility. After...This photograph shows the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) being assembled in the clean room of the Lockheed Missile Space Company....This photograph shows the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) flight article assembly with multilayer insulation, high-gain antenna, and solar arrays in...In this photograph, engineers and technicians prepare the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field and Planetary Camera (WF/PC) for installation at...This photograph shows the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) being assembled in the clean room of the Lockheed Missile and Space...The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is pictured in the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF) support fixture during final testing and verification...This is a view of a solar cell blanket deployed on a water table during the solar array deployment test....This photo shows the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) being transferred from the Vertical Assembly Test Area (VATA) to the High...Ready for transportation to the Kennedy Space Center, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is pictured onboard the strongback dolly at...This photograph shows engineers inspecting the Hubble Space Telescope's primary mirror at the Perkin-Elmer Corporation's large optics fabrication facility. After...Prior to installation, technicians inspect the primary mirror of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The first in a series of...This photograph shows the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) installed in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery for...Preliminary Grinding Of Space Telescope Primary Mirror (2.4 meters) At Perkin Elmer's F-25 Facility, March 1979. This photograph shows the...This is an artist's concept of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Hubble is the product of a partnership between NASA,...This image illustrates the overall Hubble Space Telescope (HST) configuration. Hubble is the product of a partnership between NASA, the...This illustration depicts the design features of the Hubble Space Telescope's Support Systems Module (SSM). The SSM is one of...This illustration shows the Hubble Space Telescope's major configuration elements. The spacecraft has three interacting systems: the Support System Module...This image illustrates the Hubble Space Telescope's Optical Telescope Assembly (OTA). One of the spacecraft's three major elements, the OTA...