From The Archives: Hubble Space Telescope - Unlocking The Secrets Of The Universe

The cover of the March 26, 1990 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology, is a painting of the 13-ton NASA Hubble Space Telescope. 

NASA's space shuttle Discovery, in this painting, depicts the $2 billion observatory's deployment at 330 nautical mile altitude. Hubble's large aft shroud area is pointed toward the Sun to enable the telescope's sensors to lock onto the Sun for initial spacecraft stabilization. Hubbe's solar arrays are 40 ft. long and give the 42.5-ft. telescope a "wingspan" of 45 ft.

Read the collection of four articles about the Hubble Space Telescope, which begins on page 38.

See the cover painting and read the full issue dated March 26, 1990

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