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In the 35 years since its launch aboard space shuttle Discovery, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided stunning views of galaxies millions of light years away. But the leaps in technology needed for its look into space has also provided benefits on the ground. Here are some of the technologies developed for Hubble that have improved life on Earth.
Charge-coupled device (CCD) sensors have been used in digital photography for decades, but Hubble’s Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph required a far more sensitive CCD. This development resulted in improved image sensors for mammogram machines, helping doctors find and treat breast cancer.
In preparation for a repair mission to fix Hubble’s misshapen mirror, Goddard Space Flight Center required a way to accurately measure replacement parts. This resulted in a tool to detect mirror defects, which has since been used to develop a commercial 3D imaging system and a package detection device now used by all major shipping companies.
A computer scientist who helped design software for scheduling Hubble’s observations adapted it to assist with scheduling medical procedures. This software helps hospitals optimize constantly changing schedules for medical imaging and keep the high pace of emergency rooms going.
For Hubble’s main cameras to capture high-quality images of stars and galaxies, each of its filters had to block all but a specific range of wavelengths of light. The filters needed to capture the best data possible but also fit on one optical element. A company contracted to construct these filters used its experience on this project to create filters used in paint-matching devices for hardware stores, with multiple wavelengths evaluated by a single lens.
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The thing on his chest is a camara and a gravity adjuster. (His body has adapted to low/zero gravity enviroment and Earth's gravity is too heavy for him.)
(Can't remember if it was him or not. This one is from 2/25/24)
Abraham Lincoln: WOOOOOO!! Am I in space? Where am I. Doctor: Ah, you're awake. A.L.: Am I in space? Am I?! Doc: Sir you're still on Earth. A.L.: Wh- Doc: Your shuttle exploded in midair, you're not supposed survive that, but you did, with just some serious burns. A.L.: ?????!!!??!
(Why is the doctor so honest, she didn't even hesitate.)
I got bored and decided to archive the works you've posted, so I could look at them whenever I wished I saw your progression through the year and it made me love your art again, I am so happy I got to know your blog! You're an inspiration and a greatly talented person, I hope nothing but the best for you <3
Oh, thank you!
He's always watching.....!!
Astronauts are love, astronauts are life, astronauts are my everythingHe/TheyCN/ENG ok
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