The Universe in a Mirror : The Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who Built It /

"The Universe in a Mirror" describes the heated battles between scientists and bureaucrats, the perseverance of astronauts to repair and maintain the telescope, and more.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zimmerman, Robert, 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft)
Hubble Space Telescope > Histoire.
Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft) > History.
Hubble-Weltraumteleskop
Space astronomy.
Orbiting astronomical observatories.
Exploration of outer space.
SCIENCE > Physics > Astrophysics.
NATURE > Sky Observation.
Astronomie spatiale > Histoire > 20e siecle.
OAO (Satellites artificiels)
Space astronomy > History > 20th century.
Outer space.
Espace extra-atmospherique > Exploration.
Outer space > Exploration.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foggy vision
  • Slow start
  • Getting money
  • Building it
  • Saving it
  • "New phenomena not yet imagined"
  • Abandonment
  • The lure of the unknown.

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