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STS-31 Hubble Space Telescope Launch

The Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from Kennedy Space Center, carrying the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit—a monumental step in humanity's quest to explore the universe. Astronauts, mission control, and spectators hold their breath as years of preparation culminate in this moment.

Year 1990
Date 4/24
Location Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States
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Visibility HIDDEN
tax:spaceflight-and-frontier tax:scientific-discovery

Key Figures

Loren Shriver Charles Bolden Mission Control Lead Engineer Technician Spectator
Time Travel

Causal neighbors · 2265 linked moments

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Hubble Space Telescope Launch
1990 · contemporaneous
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Space Shuttle Discovery Hubble Deployment (STS-31)
1990 · contemporaneous
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Hubble Space Telescope launch
1990 · contemporaneous
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STS-31 Hubble Space Telescope Launch
1990 · contemporaneous
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Space Shuttle Discovery STS-31 Launch
1990 · contemporaneous
Apollo 12 Launch
Apollo 12 Launch
1969 · same location
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Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
1986 · same location
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Apollo 8 Launch
1968 · same location
A
Apollo 13 Launch
1970 · same location
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STS-1 Launch
1981 · same location
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Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
1986 · same location
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Space Shuttle Discovery First Flight (STS-41-D)
1984 · same location
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Space Shuttle Discovery Final Flight (STS-133)
2011 · same location
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STS-135 Atlantis Final Launch
2011 · same location
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STS-26 Discovery Return to Flight
1988 · same location
A
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
1969 · same location
Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster
Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster
1986 · same location
Backpropagation Paper Published in Nature
Backpropagation Paper Published in Nature
1986 · same era
Backpropagation Paper Published in Nature
Backpropagation Paper Published in Nature
1986 · follows
Deep Blue Defeats Garry Kasparov
Deep Blue Defeats Garry Kasparov
1997 · same era
Deep Blue Defeats Garry Kasparov
Deep Blue Defeats Garry Kasparov
1997 · precedes
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Hubble Space Telescope Launch
1990 · contemporaneous
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Space Shuttle Discovery Hubble Deployment (STS-31)
1990 · contemporaneous
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Hubble Space Telescope launch
1990 · contemporaneous
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STS-31 Hubble Space Telescope Launch
1990 · contemporaneous
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Space Shuttle Discovery STS-31 Launch
1990 · contemporaneous
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Deep Blue Defeats Garry Kasparov
1997 · same era
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George H. W. Bush Pardons Iran-Contra Figures
1992 · same era
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Garry Kasparov defeats Deep Blue
1996 · same era
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Establishment of the Rogers Commission
1986 · same era
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Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
1986 · same era
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STS-1 Launch
1981 · same era
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Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
1986 · same era
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Space Shuttle Discovery First Flight (STS-41-D)
1984 · same era
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STS-26 Discovery Return to Flight
1988 · same era
Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster
Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster
1986 · same era