Hubble was launched 24 April 1990, at 8:33:51 EDT and achieved orbit that day. As of 24 February 2014, Hubble has been orbiting 23 years 10 months 1 day.
The Hubble Space Telescope has been in space since April 24, 1990.
43.5 feet long
20 years. Since April 24, 1990
8 minutes for the shuttle to go to space
Galileo Galilei put together his telescope in 24 hours in Padua after while he had about a Hans, a Dutch spectacle-maker, having invented a 3x spyglass which made objects seem near while on holiday in Venice. Galileo worked on things that had been said about this spyglass (which had been kept secret) and instinct. A few days later he produced an improved 8x version. He presented it in Venice it in early 1609, just months after Lipperchey's invention. Galileo's invention was named telescope by Giovanni Demisiani a Greek poet/theologian at a banquet of the Accademia dei Lincei in Aril 1609 form the Greek tele (far) and skopein (to see). Galileo continued to perfect his telescope until he produced a 33x model.
how long have u been here
43.5 feet long
Edwin Hubble didn't invent the Hubble Space Telescope, and he never knew of it. It was named in his honor and memory long after his death.
16 years
365 Days.
how is named after the hubble space telescope
Not for a long time yet. It stays in space.
The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled for launch in 2018. The Webb telecope is not a direct replacement for the Hubble. The Hubble has been so reliable since its launch in April, 1990, that it's expected to function through 2014, and possibly as long as 2020.
He invented a system for classifying galaxy morphologies (shapes). The Hubble Space Telescope is named after him, but he did not invent it.
The last service should allow the Hubble to function until 2014, when its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope is due to be launched.However, current space operations have far outlived some of their expectations, so the Hubble could stay in service a lot longer.
In space there is no atmosphere and therefore, there are no perturbations of long exposures that you need to make when taking pix of very distant objects.
HST has been in continuous orbit since it was deployed in 1990.
The Hubble Space Telescope was flown into space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, mission STS-31, on April 24, 1990. On the subsequent servicing mission, in December, 1993, flaws in the original optics were corrected.