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space hubble

• NASA named the world's first space-based optical telescope after American astronomer Edwin P. Hubble 
• April 24, 1990 from space shuttle Discovery.
• Hubble transmits about 120 gigabytes of science data every week.
• Hubble must be extremely steady and accurate.
• Hubble is one of NASA's most successful and long-lasting science missions.

space shuttle

• NASA space shuttles have been rocketing from the Florida coast into Earth orbit.
• NASA's fleet of space shuttles have been roaring into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center.
• After 30 years of service, NASA's fleet of three space shuttles is standing down for good.
• The Space Shuttle is probably the most complex machine ever built by mankind.
• NASA's space shuttle was unlike any other spacecraft built during the 30 years the program was in operation.

planetarium

• The planetarium is built on what once was an artificial island on Lake Michigan.
• It was build in 1930.
• Planetariums are wonderful places to learn about astronomy and space.
• "planetarium" was originally used to refer to a small model of the planets or the solar system.
• The first planetarium that people could walk into was built in 1654 in Germany

telescope

• The night sky has been studied by humans for many centuries.
•  Early telescopes sold like mad to merchants.
•  Almost every major observatory since then has been built in the clear.
• The Hooker Telescope proved that other galaxies exist and that the universe is expanding.
• The James Webb Space Telescope is the successor to the Hubble telescope and is due to be launched in 201

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