NASA began planning to launch a large telescope in the 1970s, and the space observatory was only in orbit in 1990. And for 30 years now, we have known the universe from the images that Hubble transmits to Earth — we know it and are surprised by it. Under this cover is a touching story of the launch, adjustment, repair, improvements and achievements of the legendary telescope, as well as a collection of portraits of the most significant and original space objects, the study of which formed the basis of bold scientific theories and turned our picture of the world.Authors: astronomy historian David Devorkin, Robert Smith, science historian and participant in the preparation of the launch of the James Webb telescope. The foreword was written by Robert Kirschner, a Clowes professor at Harvard University and author of the groundbreaking study of supernovae and the expansion of the universe made possible by the Hubble telescope.Scientific Editor - - - A. M. Krasilshchikov, Ph. D., Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of High-Energy Astrophysics of the Ioffe Institute of Physics and Technology.