the hubble space telescope was launched by space shuttle discovery on the date of april 24, 1990.
the hubble space telescope was launched by space shuttle discovery on the date of april 24, 1990.
on what date was the hubble space telescope launched by space shuttle discovery?
april 24, 1990
in april 1990, sullivan served on the crew of sts-31, which launched from kennedy space center, florida, on april 24, 1990. during this five-day mission, crew members aboard the space shuttle discovery deployed the hubble space telescope, and conducted a variety of middeck experiments involving the study of protein crystal growth, polymer membrane processing, and the effects of weightlessness and magnetic fields on an ion arc. they also operated a variety of cameras, including both the imax in-cabin and cargo bay cameras, for earth observations from their record setting altitude of 380 miles. following 76 orbits of the earth in 121 hours, sts-31 discovery landed at edwards air force base, california, on april 29, 1990. in 1985, she became an adjunct professor of geology at rice university.
kathryn d. sullivan
byerly worked in the office of communications and public affairs as a nasa spokesperson and served as one of the "voices of nasa", providing commentary from inside mission control during space shuttle and international space station missions. he has served as commentator on several shuttle missions, including the final space shuttle servicing mission to the hubble space telescope and several to the international space station. he was ascent commentator for sts-133, the final launch of space shuttle discovery on february 24, 2011. byerly's voice appears in the smithsonian's national air and space museum as part of the space shuttle discovery exhibit.
josh byerly