• @[email protected]
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    227 months ago

    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.

    • @[email protected]
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      147 months ago

      I remember every media outlet making some statement about “Hubble is getting glasses” back then.

    • @johannesvanderwhales
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      107 months ago

      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.