Hubble was launched in April 1990 on board Space Shuttle Discovery. It’s release into orbit over 600km above the Earth marked the birth of one of humanity’s biggest dreams; to place a telescope into space, to gain the clearest view of the Cosmos we could hope to see.

Originally released by National Geographic Digital Media, 2014. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 17, 2017.

Hubble's Cosmic Journey—Introduction (4:46); --Creating the Mirror (4:00); -- Shuttle Program Setback (4:24); -- Failure on a Colossal Scale (5:19); -- Telescope in Crisis (3:47); -- Deploying COSTAR (4:23); -- Remarkable Images (4:03); -- The Pillars of Creation (4:08); -- Servicing The HST (5:02); -- Deep Field Images (4:15); .