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Hubble Space Telescope 25th Anniversary Celebratory Events Include Official Image Unveiling Apr.23 + Book “Expanding Universe: Photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope” Release Apr.25, 2015 @ Newseum

This video presents Coming Soon: Hubble Space Telescope 25th Anniversary Film.

  • Join NASA Television in celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope in orbit April 24.

There are several celebratory events happening for the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope in orbit, including the following.

Hubble Images on the Times Square Toshiba Vision LED Screens

APRIL 20, 2015

April 20-26
Location: Times Square, New York City, New York, USA

  • Starting at midnight EDT on Monday, April 20, and running through Sunday, April 26, images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope will be broadcast several times each hour on the Toshiba Vision dual LED screens in Times Square, New York.
Image from Newseum

Image from Newseum

Hubble Space Telescope 25th Anniversary: Official Image Unveiling

April 23, 2015 @ 9:00 am

Cost: Free with Newseum admission

Newseum
New York Times Great Hall of News
555 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20001
USA

“On April 23, 1990, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope was placed in orbit capturing the minds and imaginations of people around the world.”

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of this scientific icon, NASA and the Newseum will unveil the official Hubble anniversary image to the world.

  • Special guests will include NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate John Grunsfeld, and Hubble Senior Project Scientist Jennifer Wiseman.

NASA TV Schedule: 1:00pm, Thursday, April 23

Inside Media: The 25th Anniversary of the Hubble Telescope

Release of the new Taschen book “Expanding Universe: Photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope”

April 25, 2015 @ 3:00 pm

Cost: Free with Newseum admission.

Newseum
Knight TV Studio

555 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20001
USA

Seating is on a space-available basis.

On Saturday, April 25, at a special Inside Media program, veteran astronaut John Grunsfeld and Zoltan Levay of the Space Telescope Science Institute will offer their insights on Hubble’s legacy and the future of space exploration.

  • Grunsfeld is a veteran of five space shuttle flights and visited Hubble three times during these missions.

Their appearance coincides with the release of the new Taschen book “Expanding Universe: Photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope,” which features breathtaking images from deep space taken by the Hubble.

  • Levay is imaging lead at the Space Telescope Science Institute and will explain how the pictures from the book were composed.
  • A book signing will follow the program.

Please click here for the complete list of all celebratory events in the USA.

NASA TV Schedule

  • 9:30am, Friday, April 24: Live Satellite Media Interviews on the Hubble 25th Anniversary
  • 12:00am, Saturday, April 25: “Hubble 25th Anniversary Tribute” — Live from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
  • 2:00pm, Saturday, April 25: “Hubble 25th Anniversary Family Day” — Event Live from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum- Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center

Enjoy!