Astronomer and Astronaut: Hubble from each perspective with Steven Hawley

Fascinating People Fascinating Places

Daniel Mainwaring

Documentary, Society & Culture:documentary, History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 12 May 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Heroes of Space. Part III In 1990, astronaut Steven Hawley deployed the Hubble telescope in space as part of the crew of the space shuttle Discovery. Kansas-born Hawley was among the civilians selected to be part of the space program on the basis of his expertise in a specific area: astronomy. One of his subsequent trips into space involved completing maintenance on HST. More recently, he has used it at ground level during his research work. In this episode, I talk to Professor Hawley about Hubble, his time as an astronaut, and the impact of HST. Featuring: Professor Steven Hawley Music: Pixabay Sound and pictures: public domain from NASA

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0:00.0	Fascinating people,
0:02.0	Fascinating Places.
0:03.8	G'd Aye and welcome to the Dan Mainwearing podcast.
0:07.6	This is where we talk to and about the famous and the infamous,
0:11.6	the celebrated and the obscure, the well-known and the
0:13.3	well known and the undiscovered.
0:15.6	Interviews, articles and discussion from around the globe.
0:18.8	We are a to go for main interest start, T-mima six, five, four, three, two, one, and lift-off Space Shuttle Discovery with the Hubble Space Telescope on a window
0:37.0	on the universe.
0:40.3	Mission before it is to me? The Hubble telescope launched in 1990 has forever changed the understanding of the universe and our own cosmic past.
0:52.0	In this episode I explore the extraordinary story of one astronomer who has used the Hubble
0:59.1	telescope for research purposes.
1:01.7	But years before, he was among astronauts who launched Hubble into space.
1:08.8	It was the third of five missions the astronomer took part in aboard the NASA space shuttles.
1:16.0	Professor Stephen Hawley, now at the University of Kansas, was among the crew of discovery
1:22.1	when Hubble was launched into space in the 25th of April 1990.
1:27.0	I recently had the opportunity to speak to Professor Hawley and began by asking him about
1:32.4	his early interest in space and in becoming an astronaut.
1:37.0	It actually started as a kid in Maryland.
1:41.0	I was born in Kansas, my parents moved away for a few years and then we moved back.
1:47.0	But I was in grade school in Maryland when Al Shepard was the first Mercury flight, and our teacher brought a transistor radio to class
1:59.6	so that we could listen.
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