Project to lift the telescope into the sky on Board the space Shuttle Discovery on 24 April 1990

Gearing up for the 20th anniversary of the legendary space observatory, Dr. J takes a look at the story of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Born of an ambitious idea, it took decades for Hubble to become a reality. The project was complex and often faced huge setbacks but, ultimately, the powerful telescope took to the skies aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on 24 April 1990. Look back through the decades with this – the first of two special Hubble 20th anniversary Hubblecasts. And stay tuned for the