Hubble: the Ends of the Univer DVD

The Hubble Space Telescope was deployed from the Space Shuttle Discovery on April 25, 1990 and with 20 years of service it has proved invaluable in providing us with information from our own solar system right through to galaxies well over 12 billion light years away. It has revolutionised astronomy and changed forever our knowledge of deep space and the history of the universe itself.Hubble: The End of the Universe, Hubble’s Final ChapterIntense training in a neutral buoyancy pool for up to six hours a day is just one of the preparations that the astronauts have to... undertake before they are ready to go on the most challenging mission ever attempted to the Hubble Space Telescope. We follow them as they also undertake hundreds of hours of rehearsal in the world’s largest clean room where they practice the delicate, complex and time consuming tasks they will have to undertake to extend the life of the world’s trailblazing telescope. [show more]

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