Missions

Story Musgrave during the first of five spacewalks to repair Hubble in 1993. Credit: NASA

‘How we fixed Hubble’: An interview with former astronaut Story Musgrave

Astronaut Story Musgrave prepares to be elevated to the top of Hubble to install protective covers on its pointing control system, during the mission to repair Hubble. Credit: NASA

What was wrong with Hubble’s mirror, and how was it fixed?

Listen to the latest podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine, in which we look back at 30 years of the Hubble Space Telescope

Radio Astronomy Podcast 30 years of the Hubble Space Telescope

Diagram of the Hubble Space Telescope from 1981. Credit: Lockheed Missiles and Space Company (Lockheed Martin).

How did the Hubble Space Telescope come about?

Astronaut Steven L. Smith, payload commander, prepares to use a 35mm camera during the final space walk of the STS-103 mission. Credit: NASA/ESA

Why did astronauts service the Hubble Space Telescope?

Astronaut Mike Massimino at the commander's station on Space Shuttle Atlantis. Credit: NASA

‘How we serviced Hubble’: astronaut Mike Massimino on fixing the famous space telescope

An artist's impression of the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA

James Webb Space Telescope How will JWST observe the Universe?

The Hubble Space Telescope pictured following a successful service mission carried out via Space Shuttle Discovery Credit: NASA/ESA

Hubble at 30 Marking 3 decades of the famous telescope

Helen O Brien Imperial College

Scientists speak Space engineer Helen O'Brien on ESA's Solar Orbiter mission

Astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan and cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka on the International Space Station Credit: NASA

Astronauts return home to planet Earth in lockdown

“It’s really a mess”: damage to one side of the service module became visible after the astronauts had separated from it. Credit: NASA

Interview NASA's Jerry Woodfill recalls the events of Apollo 13

Jerry Woodfill (left) is on hand in the mission evaluation room during the Apollo 11 mission. Credit: NASA

Radio Astronomy Podcast An interview with Apollo 13 Mission Control's Jerry Woodfill

A view of the rising Earth as seen by the Apollo 8 astronauts as they emerged from the far side of the Moon. Credit: NASA

Apollo astronauts: the original social distancers?

Mission Control’s flight controllers confer during the tense final 24 hours of the Apollo 13 mission. Credit: NASA

Apollo 13 How Mission Control brought the astronauts safely home

The Apollo 13 following their safe landing back on Earth. Credit: NASA

Apollo 13 The story behind NASA's rescue mission