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1991 Press Photo Diagram of Hubble Telescope flaw, NASA budget trend composite

This is an original press photo. The mirror flaw in the Hubble Space Telescope was introduced in mid-1980 when technicians assembled the null corrector, a precision piece of optical testing equipment that contained two small mirrors and a tiny lens. The Hartford Courant. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's budget, expressed as a percentage of total federal spending, has declined since the peak of the Apollo program of the late 1960s. Hartford Courant Illustration by Chris Butler.Photo measures 8 x 10.25inches. Photo is dated 05-07-1991.

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