Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation. It was not the first space telescope, but it is one of the largest and most versatile, renowned as a vital research tool and as a public relations boon for astronomy. The Hubble telescope is named after astronomer Edwin Hubble and is one of NASA's Great Observatories. The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) selects Hubble's targets and processes the resulting data, while the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) controls the spacecraft.
30 December 1934
Born on the same birth date (30 December 1934): Barry Briggs • Del Shannon • Joseph Bologna • Joseph P. Hoar • Russ Tamblyn
Born on the same birth day (30 December): Bill English • David Pareus • Ellie Goulding • Elyne Mitchell • Jack Riley (actor) • Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée • Matt Lauer • Pedro Costa • Ricardo (footballer, born 1971) • Saša Ilić (footballer, born 1977) • Tyler Anderson
Born in the same month (December 1934): Al Kaline • Alex Hutchinson (musician) • Boris Volynov • Del Shannon • Ed Flanders • Giuseppina Leone • Jeffrey Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow • Marc Rich • Miguel de la Madrid • Pratibha Patil • Ray Wilson (English footballer) • Richard D. Zanuck • Rudi Faßnacht • Salim Durani • Shyam Benegal • Tarcisio Bertone • Victor French • Viktor Gorbatko