HST has never been brought back to Earth since it was deployed, though bringing it back to Earth onboard a Shuttle after the mirror flaw was discovered was seriously discussed at NASA HQ.
In the end, the cost and risk of damage to HST should such a flight have occurred, would've outweighed the benefits of its observations to the scientific community and the Earth as a whole.
HST's current life will end when her gyros finally fail, as it requires the gyros to keep the telescope stationary for precise stellar observations. At that point (estimated to be sometime in the next 5-10 years), HST will be brought into the Earth's atmosphere for a controlled descent burnup over the ocean.
The Hubble telescope was launched on April 24, 1990
the Hubble space telescope was launched in April 24, 1990.
April 24, 1990.
On April 24th, 1990 on mission STS-31.
April 24, 1990.
April 24, 1990.
The Hubble Space Telescope was named after Edwin Hubble.
The focal point of all Hubble Space Telescope (HST) activities is the Space Telescope Operations Control Center (STOCC) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., where the orbiting observatory is managed.
Edwin Hubble
The Hubble Space Telescope is 600km above the Earth's surface.
Right after The Hubble Space Telescope, many new inventions were made. :D
The Hubble Space Telescope was named after Edwin Hubble.
The Hubble Telescope was sent into space in 1990. It was designed and built for several years before that. As of 2014, it is still in operation.
Hubble telescope The Hubble Space Telescope.
The Hubble Space Telescope.
The Hubble Space Telescope.
The Hubble telescope went into space in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle.
No, it isn't. The Hubble Space Telescope is a reflector. It has a primary mirror, and not a primary lens.
It is the one kind of telescope use in space. The Hubble Space telescope, is the one of the most common used-technology in space. The Hubble Space telescope was named after Edwin Hubble.
they created the hubble space telescope in April 1990
The Hubble Space telescope is a reflecting Telecope
Edwin P. Hubble is related to the Hubble space telescope because he suggested that we launch a telescope into space so they named it after Edwin's last name, Hubble.
The space shuttle Discovery launched the Hubble Telescope into space.