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    How old is the Hubble Telescope?

    Question #101028. Asked by dac1964. (Nov 15 08 9:13 PM)


    Pagiedamon

    		Eighteen year. From Wikipedia: "The Hubble Space Telescope (HST; also known colloquially as "the Hubble" or just "Hubble") is a space telescope that was carried into orbit by the Space Shuttle Discovery in April 1990."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope

    Nov 15 08, 9:16 PM
    deepakmr

    		The Hubble Space telescope was launched into space on April 24, 1990. However, the original launch date was January 28, 1986, which was cancelled because of the Space Shuttle Challenger accident. The age of the telescope is 22 years, and it's age in space is 18 years.

    http://hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/

    Nov 16 08, 12:53 AM

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