The Hubble Telescope: Uncovering the Secrets of the Universe

NASA has called the Hubble Space Telescope the single most important contribution to outer space knowledge since Galileo himself. Hubble was the first telescope sent into outer space to “see” beyond the “waviness” caused by the Earth’s visually distorting atmosphere, giving us clear insights deep into the recesses of the vast universe. Incredible new technical developments were required to achieve success – many of them considered top-secret while the telescope was being built in Danbury, Connecticut. Listen as Sankaran “Gowri” Gowrinithan, one of the engineers who actually built the telescope, and Brigid Guertin, Danbury Museum and Historical Society Executive Director, share their insights and memories of an absolutely incredible piece of scientific history.