Space. Unique pictures of the telescope "Hubble"

NASA began to plan the launch of a large telescope in the 1970s, and in orbit the space observatory was only in 1990. And for 30 years we have been learning the universe from the pictures that has been transmitting to the Earth "Hubble" - we know it and are surprised at it. Under this cover, the touching history of launch, commissioning, repair, improvements and achievements of the legendary telescope, as well as a collection of portraits of the most significant and original space objects, the study of which formed the basis of bold scientific theories and turned our picture of the world.
Authors: Astronomy historian David Devorkin, Robert Smith, science historian and participant in the preparation of the launch of the telescope James Webb. The preface was written by Robert Kirshner, the Klousov professor of Harvard University, the author of a revolutionary study on supernova and the expansion of the Universe, which became possible thanks to the Hubble telescope.
Scientific editor - A. M. Krasilshchikov, K. F.-M. N., senior researcher at the laboratory of astrophysics of high energies of the Physics and Technical Institute. A.F. Ioffe