Handprints on Hubble: An Astronaut's Story of Invention

by Kathryn D. Sullivan

Book Overview

The first American woman to walk in space recounts her experience as part of the team that launched, rescued, repaired, and maintained the Hubble Space Telescope.

The Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionized our understanding of the universe. It has, among many other achievements, revealed thousands of galaxies in what seemed to be empty patches of sky; transformed our knowledge of black holes; found dwarf planets with moons orbiting other...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262043181
• ISBN13: 9780262043182
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"