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The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope in low Earth orbit with a 2.4 meter main mirror capable of observing near ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared light. It was launched in 1990 and remains in operation (following five servicing missions) as of 2015.
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What is the goal of the message “astronaut use only” written on one Hubble's module?
Those handles are very lightweight, suitable for moving the PCU around in a zero-g environment, but on the ground, during construction of the Hubble, trying to pick it up by those handles would probably … There are similar handles all over Hubble, and they are not strong. …
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Why is the aperture door of the Hubble Space Telescope so weirdly shaped?
The flat edge of the door is where it has the hinge and the mechanics that open and close it. The hinge section obviously is most mechanically simple if it's straight, and it's set back from the edge …
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