Science Art: The Hubble Space Telescope is lifted into the workstands…, 1990

27 February 2022 grant Featured, Science Art 0

Scientific illustration of the Hubble Space Telescope being loaded into the gleaming VPF.
The Hubble Space Telescope is lifted into the workstands in the VPF as work begins at KSC to process the 94-inch primary mirror telescope for launch on the Discovery on Space Shuttle Mission STS-31 in March 1990.
Scientific illustration of the Hubble Space Telescope being loaded into the gleaming VPF.

There’s a new space telescope getting ready to do its thing now, but here’s a look back to when the last one was brand new. It’s a NASA image hosted by the San Diego Air and Space Museum.

Their description:

The Hubble Space Telescope is lifted into the workstands in the VPF as work begins at KSC to process the 94-inch primary mirror telescope for launch on the Discovery on Space Shuttle Mission STS-31 in March 1990.