HOW DID I FIND MY WAY TO NASA?

Gerald Huesch
Nov 1 · 2 min read

Do you know the Hubble Telescope? Of course! But did you know that the first pictures, the first proof of concept, the first highly anticipated fabulous images of our space, that we have now, failed dramatically at the beginning?

Everyone was shocked. Its primary mirror had been ground incorrectly and created a spherical aberration, compromising the telescope’s capabilities. How is it possible that the single…

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