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Public Lecture May 8 at 7:00 PM at the Maryland Science Center: Dr. Steven Squyers (Cornell): Roving Mars Hubble Servicing Mission 4 Launch currently set for May 11, 2009 Two Space Shuttles sitting on the launch pad Hubble was deployed and is serviced by the Space Shuttle

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Hubble mission milestones as chronicled by it’s workhorse: Wide Field Planetary Camera 2

(WFPC2, to be replaced with WFC3)

“Top 10 reasons why the Hubble telescope isn’t working…” WFPC2 installed during servicing mission 1 in December 1993 WFPC2 from 1993-2001: The camera that made Hubble famous Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacts Jupiter… and Hubble’s comeback story begins! WF2 camera Eagle

Hubble’s quirky WFPC2 images become icons

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WF3 camera WF4 camera Hubble Deep Field Advanced Camera installed during servicing mission 3B in March 2002…

…and failed in January 2007! WFPC2 from 2007-2009: Back to the future, and finishing strong! NGC 2440 in January 2007

First image taken after ACS failure NGC 2074 in the

Hubble’s 100,000th orbit in August 2008 Arp 147 “perfect 10” merging

Hubble is “back in business” after failure in Oct 2008 Arp 194 merging galaxies

Hubble’s 19th Anniversary on April 24, 2009 OurOur FeaturedFeatured SpeakerSpeaker

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