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As NASA releases the James Webb Space Telescope\'s first images, we focus our lens on its predecessor: the Hubble Space Telescope. Prepare for liftoff, as we explore how America\'s first large space telescope went from a "billion-dollar blunder" to one of history\'s most important scientific instruments.\\xa0

Guests:
\\nSamantha Thompson, curator of science and technology at the Smithsonian\'s National Air and Space Museum\\xa0

Robert Smith, former space historian at the Smithsonian\'s National Air and Space Museum; author, Hubble: Imaging Space and Time\\xa0

Jeffrey Hoffman, NASA astronaut who repaired Hubble in 1993\\xa0

Sandra Faber, professor of astronomy & astrophysics at University of California Observatories/Lick Observatory