Hubble Space Telescope

Launch

Apr 24, 1990

Launched on Space Shuttle Discovery

Hubble Deployed

Apr 25, 1990

Deployed into orbit around Earth.

Servicing Mission 1

Dec 2, 1993

Space Shuttle Endeavor COSTAR corrective optics installed Wide Field Planetary Camera 2

Servicing Mission 2

Feb 11, 1997

Space Shuttle Discovery Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS), insulation replaced orbit boosted

Servicing Mission 3A

Dec 19, 1999

Space Shuttle Discovery General maintenance, replacement of gyroscopes.

Servicing Mission 3B

Mar 1, 2002

Space Shuttle Columbia Advanced Camera for Surveys New solar arrays Near Infrared Camera and Mult-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS)

Columbia Disaster

Feb 1, 2003

Space Shuttle Columbia explodes upon re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts. Hubble missions are postponed due to the risk level.

Servicing Mission 4

May 11, 2009

Space Shuttle Atlantis Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) Cosmic Origins Spectrograph New gyroscopes, batteries, and spectrographs