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A color photo of the Hubble Space Telescope, taken by the crew of one of the shuttle missions. The Hubble is a mostly silver cylindrical tube, with the bright blue and white curve of the Earth below. One end has a raised flap, and two thin arms sporting small dishes extend from the sides.

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A color photo of the Hubble Space Telescope, taken by the crew of one of the shuttle missions. The Hubble is a mostly silver cylindrical tube, with the bright blue and white curve of the Earth below. One end has a raised flap, and two thin arms sporting small dishes extend from the sides.
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Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-May-2023 13:59:46 UTC Robert McNees

Astronomer Nancy Grace Roman was born OTD in 1925.
After early work in spectral classification and galactic evolution, she became NASA's first Chief of Astronomy and did foundational work planning and overseeing development of the Hubble Space Telescope.
It's no exaggeration to say that her work made the Hubble possible.
Images: NASA

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