MrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to The Far Side@sh.itjust.works · 9 months ago10 April 2024sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down12
arrow-up186arrow-down1image10 April 2024sh.itjust.worksMrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to The Far Side@sh.itjust.works · 9 months agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squaredeegeeselinkfedilinkarrow-up22·9 months agoContext: The Hubble Space Telescope had a manufacturing defect in the primary mirror, and produced blurry images until a Space Shuttle service mission performed repairs.
minus-squareringwraithfish@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·9 months agoI remember every media outlet making some statement about “Hubble is getting glasses” back then.
minus-squarejohannesvanderwhales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·9 months agoThis is also why a lot of people were extremely nervous about the JWST launch, since a service mission would’ve been impossible for it.
Context: The Hubble Space Telescope had a manufacturing defect in the primary mirror, and produced blurry images until a Space Shuttle service mission performed repairs.
I remember every media outlet making some statement about “Hubble is getting glasses” back then.
This is also why a lot of people were extremely nervous about the JWST launch, since a service mission would’ve been impossible for it.