After a 32-month delay, the shuttle program resumed with the launch of Discovery in September 1988. Here, the shuttle is mounted on a mobile launchpad weeks before its liftoff.
Hubble
In addition to shuttling astronauts to and from the International Space Station, the shuttles contributed to NASA initiatives like the Hubble Space Telescope program. The telescope was launched into space in 1990 by the space shuttle Atlantis. Since then, Hubble has proved a vital research tool for astronomers by collecting data, producing stunning images and helping solve long-standing problems in the field.
In addition to shuttling astronauts to and from the International Space Station, the shuttles contributed to NASA initiatives like the Hubble Space Telescope program. The telescope was launched into space in 1990 by the space shuttle Atlantis. Since then, Hubble has proved a vital research tool for astronomers by collecting data, producing stunning images and helping solve long-standing problems in the field.
A cloud forming over Asia is photographed as the space shuttle Atlantis orbits Earth on its 10th flight, in 1991.
Aurora Australis
The southern lights are viewed from the space shuttle Endeavour in 1994.
Atlantis in the Evening
The evening launch of space shuttle Atlantis from the Kennedy Space Center precedes its mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir in 1997.
The evening launch of space shuttle Atlantis from the Kennedy Space Center precedes its mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir in 1997.
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