It is a reflecting telescope
The Hubble Space telescope is a reflecting Telecope
It is a reflecting telescope
HST's primary mirror is a Cassegrain Reflector.
Space Telescope such as the Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble telescope was a basic reflector telescope with a 94.5 ft mirror. The Hubble collects light though its open end, the primary mirror reflects the light to a secondary mirror that then reflects the light through a hole in the primary mirror to a focal point of the instruments or eyes of the Hubble.
The shuttle that would put the Hubble into orbit finally launched on April 24, 1990.
The Hubble Telescope is like a lamb. As it absorbs microenzims it transports the soul of the rubber towards the spectrum. This allows the observer to view the experiment in a way as which they can consider the other end of that equation.
The Hubble Space Telescope primarily uses ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light to capture images of celestial objects. These wavelengths are ideal for observing astronomical phenomena such as stars, planets, and galaxies.
NASA currently uses a variety of spacecraft, including the Orion spacecraft for crewed missions, the SpaceX Dragon for cargo resupply to the ISS, the Perseverance rover on Mars, and the Hubble Space Telescope for astronomical observations.
One of your premises is incorrect. Stars are visible in outer space. Photographs in outer space sometimes do not show the stars due to other sources of light or the camera type, but you can actually see stars more easily because there is no atmosphere.
Astrophysicists and Astronomers gave the input on the type of observations; the project was a joint effort between NASA and the ESA. For the engineering and design, mostly typical engineers that you'd find associated with all of HST's thousands of parts and systems: Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Thermal, Optical, Materials, etc. That covers pretty much every system on HST, as well as the superstructure, solar arrays, instruments, guidance systems, telemetry systems.
The famous telescope that orbits the Earth is the Hubble Space Telescope, which is a space-based observatory launched by NASA in 1990. It observes in visible, ultraviolet, and near-infrared wavelengths and has provided significant contributions to our understanding of the universe.