From the pages of the Houston Chronicle
Hubble 1990 to 1993
1990
Bright promise
Mar. 28:
Insects scope out the Hubble
Mar. 30:
Hubble put aboard shuttle
Apr. 8:
Deployment to require microscopic precision
Apr. 8:
Vast vision
Apr. 8:
Telescope's impact may rival work of Galileo
Apr. 8:
Bright moment for Rice astronomer
Apr. 24:
Shuttle soars into orbit with Hubble
Apr. 25:
Shuttle starts new age of astronomy
Apr. 26:
Astronauts deploy space telescope
Apr. 27:
Hubble's lens cover opens to universe
Apr. 28:
Problems plague first opening of Hubble in space
The trouble with Hubble
Sept. 14:
Panel blames design defect for Hubble problems
Sept. 16:
Errors discounted in making of Hubble
Sept. 28:
Knowledge of Hubble's flaw will aid repair
Oct. 1:
Experts try to coax Hubble to perform
Oct. 5:
Hubble's images 'shockingly good'
Nov. 6:
Hubble focuses on quasar
Nov. 16:
Science verification phase begins
Nov. 21:
Hubble captures storm on Saturn
Nov. 28:
Hubble's troubles
1991
Jan. 24:
NASA may fit Hubble with corrective mirrors
Feb. 20:
Telescope dazzles some, leaves others in the dark
Mar. 3:
Exploding star to gauge universe's size, age
Apr. 23:
NASA marks Hubble's anniversary, plans repair
July 2:
Corrections to fix Hubble telescope cost $20 million
July 31:
Emergency rescue for troubled Hubble?
Nov. 4:
Hubble telescope's flaws not fatal
Dec. 11:
Hubble telescope shuts itself down
1992
Jan. 14:
Telescope challenges theories of universe
Apr. 9:
Evidence points to huge black hole
Apr. 21:
Gloom over Hubble flaws fades, "terrific" discoveries
June 3:
Hubble finds cluster of exploding stars
June 9:
Hubble images show mysterious area
June 14:
NASA plans repair strategy for Hubble
Oct. 9:
Nature's "zoom lens" allows Hubble to spot galaxy
Nov. 20:
Images from Hubble shed light on black holes
Dec. 2:
Hubble sees back to the beginning
Dec. 17:
Hubble returns data on planets
1993
July 17:
Hubble backs theories about black holes
New glasses, a fresh start
Sept. 16:
Astronauts test tools for Hubble repairs
Sept. 28:
Hubble's new glasses OK
Nov. 3:
NASA to check Hubble optical devices for grit
Nov. 28:
Repairing Hubble
Dec. 3:
Shuttle on mission to repair telescope
Dec. 6:
Hubble piece is cast away from shuttle
Dec. 7:
Hubble is fitted with a new "eye"
Dec. 9:
Hubble's troubles resolved
Dec. 11:
Mission's success expected to ease budget fight
1994
Jan. 14:
Hubble's eyesight is 20-20
HUBBLE
An archive of news items chronicles the telescope's history.