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Goddard’s Commitment to Hubble

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Dedicated on Valentine’s Day
1984 

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The Space Telescope Operations
Control Center (STOCC) is used
to operate the Hubble Space Telescope

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Built in the early 1980s, it was
one of the most complex
satellite control centers ever developed

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It assures the health, safety,
and performance of the
telescope...

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...and its team finds ways to
prolong Hubble’s life so it can
do science as long as possible

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After Hubble’s launch in 1990,
it was staffed 24 hours a day, 7
days a week

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Times were particularly exciting
during Hubble’s five servicing
missions

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Over the years, the STOCC
evolved with changes to
computing technology

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In 1999, Goddard upgraded the
STOCC’s computers from
minicomputers to personal workstations

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In 2011, the STOCC utilized
smartphone technology and
automated processes, relieving the need for 24/7 staffing

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Today, Goddard’s team members
continue to operate Hubble,
bringing data and images of the universe for all to ponder

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Goddard + Hubble

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www.nasa.gov/hubble 
@NASA_Hubble