Space Telescope (1982) Joseph J. Mc Roberts and 48 similar items

SPACE TELESCOPE By Joseph J. McRoberts 8.5" x 11", 64 pages staple bound booklet, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Publication EP-166, Department of Public Affairs, Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office, 1982 First conceived in the 1940s and initially called the Large Space Telescope, the Hubble Space Telescope took decades of planning and research before it launched on April 24, 1990. Since launch, Hubble has overcome its troubled beginnings to perform innumerable science observations that have revolutionized humanity?s understanding of the universe. From determining the age of the universe to observing dramatic changes on celestial bodies in our own solar system, Hubble has become one of humanity?s greatest scientific instruments. The booklet is complete and in VERY GOOD condition with some overall wear that includes some light creasing