25 years later , Hubble sees beyond troubled start

It has helped inspire children in the United States to want to study astronomy.

It has been a less successful program than the space shuttle program was.

It has gone beyond what people imagined when it was first built and launched.

It has caused people to believe that colonization in space can someday happen.

They would ignore it.

They would watch it in the sky.

They would debate about it.

They would raise money for it.

The explosion of the Columbia space shuttle blew up the Hubble Space telescope as well, badly damaging it.

The explosion of the Columbia space shuttle made NASA think it was too risky to send astronauts to service the Hubble.

The explosion of the Columbia space shuttle took all the funding away from the Hubble Space Telescope project.

The explosion of the Columbia space shuttle resulted in many people who supported the Hubble Space Telescope getting fired.

A crew of astronauts did hands-on repair in space.

A group of scientists reground the lens so it focused correctly.

A team of engineers reprogrammed the computers that operated Hubble.

A pair of pilots flew the Hubble to the space shuttle Endeavour for repairs.

help scientists see the stars more clearly

replace the space shuttles and save on manpower

help NASA spend less money on space exploration

use spy satellite technology to watch enemies of the United States