On this day: December 2

/on/december-2
1993 • neutral • 7 views

NASA conducts 1993 servicing mission to repair Hubble Space Telescope

Space Shuttle Endeavour docked to the Hubble Space Telescope in orbit with astronauts conducting spacewalks near Hubble's instrument bay and solar arrays visible.

On December 2, 1993, NASA launched a Space Shuttle mission to install corrective optics and upgraded instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope, addressing flaws discovered after its 1990 deployment and restoring the telescope's intended imaging performance.

Read

© 2026 Weird History Daily • True & factual weird history.