HUBBLE TELESCOPE TIMELINE

April 24, 1990:

Launch after two decades of planning, construction, and several delays. June 1990:

Discovery of spherical aberration in 94-inch primary mirror and jitter caused by solar arrays.

Late 1993 to early 1994:

Repair mission to install corrective optics and replace solar arrays plus two failed gyroscopes.

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