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The Future:
Webb Telescope
How Hubble works; its past, present and future; and the people behind it.
The Telescope
Hubble Essentials
Nuts & Bolts
Hand-Held Hubble
Team Hubble
HUBBLE ESSENTIALS
telescope summary
NUTS & BOLTS
telescope technology
Like to take things apart? Inside Hubble are high-tech science instruments and the electronics that keep them running. Find out what makes the telescope tick.
TEAM HUBBLE
documentary feature
High above our atmosphere, periodic servicing missions from astronauts keep Hubble up to date and on target. Back on Earth, Hubble's "ground crew" tells the telescope what to do.
HAND-HELD HUBBLE
build a model
Want a Hubble of your own? Now you can build a scale model of the telescope with inexpensive parts from local hardware and craft stores.