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Hubble launched on April 24, 1990, stowed inside the cargo bay of space shuttle Discovery.STS-31 was Discovery's 10th launch, and it was the 35th space shuttle mission overall.

Thirty-five years ago today a revolutionary new era of astronomy began when the Hubble Space Telescope, tucked onboard the space shuttle Discovery, blasted off Earth into history. Within a month ...

Though it probably doesn't need an introduction, the Hubble Space Telescope is a 24,000-pound (10,900 kilograms), 43.5-foot-long (13.2 meters) observatory that to date has made nearly 1.7 million ...

Though it probably doesn't need an introduction, the Hubble Space Telescope is a 24,000-pound (10,900 kilograms), 43.5-foot-long (13.2 meters) observatory that to date has made nearly 1.7 million ...

Thirty-five years ago today a revolutionary new era of astronomy began when the Hubble Space Telescope, tucked onboard the space shuttle Discovery, blasted off Earth into history. The next day a ...

Hubble Space Telescope's 35th anniversary: See NASA's new out-of-this-world images The Hubble Space Telescope, launched 35 years ago, has blown our minds with its striking images of far-away ...

BROOK PARK, Ohio -- Regarded by many as NASA’s most successful science mission, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery 35 years ago, on April 24, 1990.

The Hubble Space Telescope, launched 35 years ago, has blown our minds with its striking images of far-away galaxies, black holes and planets including Jupiter and Mars. Mike Snider USA TODAY ...

Hubble Space Telescope's 35th anniversary: See NASA's new out-of-this-world images The Hubble Space Telescope, launched 35 years ago, has blown our minds with its striking images of far-away ...