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just about everyone has seen and been

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amazed by the hubble space telescope's

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incredible images of our universe

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from star-forming nebula and gigantic

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galaxies to the beautiful planets in our

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solar system for over 30 years hubble

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has been rewriting the textbooks as it

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continues to expand our own

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understanding of the universe

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but operating a telescope in space isn't

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an easy task as hubble orbits the earth

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once every 90 minutes it's not exactly

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as simple as just spinning the telescope

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around and telling it to take a quick

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picture

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and that's where the stock comes in

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dedicated on february 14 1984 at nasa

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goddard space flight center the stock or

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the space telescope operations control

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center operates the hubble space

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telescope on its important mission

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built in the early 1980s this historic

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location was one of the most complex

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satellite control centers ever developed

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the amazing mines working at the stock

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maintain the health safety and

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performance of the telescope as it

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speeds around earth at 17

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500 miles per hour

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crewed 24 hours a day seven days a week

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the team at the stock evolved with

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changes to computing technology

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in 1999 goddard upgraded the stocks

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computers from mini computers to

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personal workstations

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and in 2011 the stock utilized

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smartphone technology and automated

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processes relieving the need for 24 7

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staffing

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while the stock has undergone some

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changes over the years one thing remains

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the same the team's commitment to the

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hubble space telescope

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the women and men of the mission

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operations team have been relentless in

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finding ingenious ways to prolong

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hubble's life so we can do science as

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long as possible

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today the operations team members at the

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stock continue to operate the telescope

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capturing data and images of the cosmos

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for all of us to enjoy allowing hubble