25 Years Later, Hubble Sees Beyond

According to “25 Years Later, Hubble Sees Beyond Troubled Start,” what was the Hubble Space Telescope designed to do?

• help scientists see the stars more clearly

• replace the space shuttles and save on manpower

• help NASA spend less money on space exploration

• use spy satellite technology to watch enemies of the United States

Which of the following are problems that the Hubble Space Telescope has faced, as described in “25 Years Later, Hubble Sees Beyond Troubled Start”? Choose two options.

• The Hubble couldn’t be focused when it was first launched.

• The Hubble broke down and the parts could not be repaired.

• Some of the gyroscopes on the Hubble failed and had to be replaced.

• The Hubble’s mirrors shifted when the telescope was launched into space.

According to “25 Years Later, Hubble Sees Beyond Troubled Start,” how was the main camera on the Hubble Space Telescope replaced?

• A crew of astronauts did hands-on repair in space.

• A group of scientists reground the lens so it focused correctly.

• A team of engineers reprogrammed the computers that operated Hubble.

• A pair of pilots flew the Hubble to the space shuttle Endeavour for repairs.

As explained in “25 Years Later, Hubble Sees Beyond Troubled Start,” what are some of the accomplishments of the Hubble Space Telescope? Choose three options.

• It showed that launching a space telescope is better than sending shuttle missions into space.

• It detected swarms of baby galaxies being developed after the Big Bang.

• It took one of the first visible-light photos of a distant planet orbiting its star.

• It recorded baby stars in a picture that came to be called “Pillars of Creation.”

• It proved that black-and-white space photos show detail better than color photos do.

In “25 Years Later, Hubble Sees Beyond Troubled Start,” what effect did the explosion of the Columbia space shuttle have on the Hubble Space Telescope?

• The explosion of the Columbia space shuttle blew up the Hubble Space telescope as well, badly damaging it.

• The explosion of the Columbia space shuttle made NASA think it was too risky to send astronauts to service the Hubble.

• The explosion of the Columbia space shuttle took all the funding away from the Hubble Space Telescope project.

• The explosion of the Columbia space shuttle resulted in many people who supported the Hubble Space Telescope getting fired.

If there were a controversy over a proposal to build a new space shuttle, how would the people involved in the issue most likely react?

• They would ignore it.

• They would watch it in the sky.

• They would debate about it.

• They would raise money for it.

In “25 Years Later, Hubble Sees Beyond Troubled Start,” what does the author mean by this statement?

When the Hubble was finally deployed, NASA’s spinmasters were instantly at the top of their game, hailing it as the greatest advance in astronomy since Galileo.

• After realizing that the Hubble had a serious problem, NASA wanted to head off any objections to its poor design.

• After waiting a long time for the Hubble to become a reality, NASA wanted to encourage a lot of support for it.

• NASA wanted to convince people that the Hubble would one day replace all other devices used for space exploration.

• Because NASA was ashamed that it had taken so long for the Hubble to become a reality, they felt it necessary to apologize to the public.

According to “25 Years Later, Hubble Sees Beyond Troubled Start,” how did people respond to Sean O’Keefe’s decision to cancel the Hubble’s final servicing mission?

• People thought that NASA was being appropriately cautious.

• People didn’t think that NASA would actually cancel the mission.

• People admired the work of the Hubble and did not want to see NASA take it out of service.

• People suspected that NASA made the decision in order to cover up the true mission of the Hubble.

Which statement from “25 Years Later, Hubble Sees Beyond Troubled Start” best supports the answer to QUESTION #10?

• “But I don’t think anybody could ever prepare themselves for, you know, trying to bury something that they have said, ‘Hey, this is worth risking my life for.’”

• Mr. O’Keefe’s decision ignited a national outcry. Schoolchildren offered to send their pennies to NASA to help pay for the telescope.

• Behind the scenes, however, Dr. Grunsfeld and other astronomers and NASA engineers were working on ways to save the Hubble, perhaps by sending robots to work on it.

• In 2009, Dr. Grunsfeld led one last mission to the Hubble. He was the last human to touch the telescope, patting it as the shuttle Atlantis prepared to let it go again.

Which of the following statements best expresses the author’s conclusion regarding the Hubble telescope in “25 Years Later, Hubble Sees Beyond Troubled Start”?

• It has helped inspire children in the United States to want to study astronomy.

• It has been a less successful program than the space shuttle program was.

• It has gone beyond what people imagined when it was first built and launched.

• It has caused people to believe that colonization in space can someday happen.