{"product_id":"hubbles-legacy-isbn-9781935623748","title":"Hubble's Legacy","description":"The development and operation of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have  resulted in many rich legacies, most particularly in science and  technology—but in culture as well. It is also the first telescope in  space that has been utilized as effectively as if it were situated on a  mountaintop here on earth, accessible for repair and improvement when  needed. This book, which includes contributions from historians of  science, key scientists and administrators, and one of the principal  astronauts who led many of the servicing missions, is meant to capture  the history of this iconic instrument. The book covers three basic  phases of HST’s history and legacy: (1) conceiving and selling the idea  of a large orbiting optical telescope to astronomers, the National  Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the U.S. Congress, its  creation as the HST, and its definition as a serviceable mission; (2)  its launch, the discovery of the flawed mirror, the engineering of the  mirror fix, subsequent servicing missions, decisions on upgrades, and  the controversy over a “final” servicing mission; and (3) HST’s public  image after launch—how the mirror fix changed its public image, how the  HST then changed the way we visualize the universe, and how the public  saved the final HST servicing mission. Collectively, this work offers a  measured assessment of the HST and its contributions to science over  more than 23 years. It brings together contributions from scholars,  engineers, scientists, and astronauts to form an integrated story and to  assess the long-term results from the mission.\u003cb\u003eRoger D. Launius\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Director of Collections and Curatorial Affairs at the  Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington,   D.C. Between 1990 and 2002 he served as chief historian of the National  Aeronautics and Space Administration. \u003cb\u003eDavid H. DeVorkin\u003c\/b\u003e is senior curator of history of astronomy and the space  sciences. His research focuses on the origins and  development of modern astrophysics during the 20th Century and the  origins and development of the space sciences from the V-2 rocket to the  present.Describes milestones and long-term results of the Hubble Space Telescope mission, from selling the idea to NASA to its effect on how we visualize the universe.","brand":"Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301631709413,"sku":"NP9781935623748","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781935623748.jpg?v=1767729509","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/hubbles-legacy-isbn-9781935623748","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}