NASA Hubble Space Telescope - 1990 onwards (including all upgrades): An insight into the history, development, collaboration, construction and role of ... space telescope (Owners' Workshop Manual)
Thumbnail 1Thumbnail 2Thumbnail 3Thumbnail 4Thumbnail 5Thumbnail 6Thumbnail 7

NASA Hubble Space Telescope - 1990 onwards (including all upgrades): An insight into the history, development, collaboration, construction and role of ... space telescope (Owners' Workshop Manual)

4.7/5
Product ID: 16804286
Secure Transaction
12 interest-free installments with tabby
Frequently Bought Together

Description

NASA Hubble Space Telescope - 1990 onwards (including all upgrades): An insight into the history, development, collaboration, construction and role of ... space telescope (Owners' Workshop Manual)

Reviews

4.7

All from verified purchases

M**I

I love the Haynes Owner's Workshop Manuals!

I have a few of these in the space series. I always get funny looks and the question, "Do you have your own Hubble you need the oil changed on?" I wanted more of a scientific publication, the inner workings of the platform, how the components fit into the bus, the rocket that put this guy in orbit, how the transmission back to NASA works. In some areas I was disappointed, but the book overall is what I was expecting and I would recommend to colleagues. I think that this book is the middle of the road for what the engineer/aerospace geek and layperson want.

M**K

Haynes Owner's Workshop Manual

These are great books if you are interested in getting more technical information than is normally available in other publications. Lots of details.

D**R

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Hubble Space Telescope

It seems like a whole slew of books is being published to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, and I'm not shocked to see Haynes jumping on the bandwagon. After the slightly disappointing Rocket manual published earlier this year, I'm happy to say that this "manual" is one of the nicest Haynes has published in some time. Although there are plenty of beautiful coffee table books of Hubble imagery out there, this one does an excellent job describing what a sophisticated and groundbreaking spacecraft it truly is.There are no fluffy asides or exciting personal stories to be found here. This is a straight-up technical reference, for people wanting to know how a High Speed Photometer works, or care what an "SI C&DH" or "RMGA" does. Despite being only 181 pages long, literally no stone seems to have been left unturned. All of the spacecraft's major components, important systems, and scientific instruments are described in fairly in-depth technical detail, accompanied by detailed schematics and color photographs. Each of the five servicing missions is covered, with descriptions of the new components delivered to the telescope, and of each EVA. These sections also include some very nice color photographs of the telescope and of astronauts servicing it in the Shuttle's payload bay. Rounding out the technical material is a brief biography of Edwin Hubble, and short chapters on the concept of astrometry, and the physics of the telescope.Although it looks like a novelty title, this book is VERY detailed in places, the text is a bit of an "acronym soup" in places, and casual readers will have a hard time with it. Some of the descriptions of how the scientific instruments work went a little over my head; thankfully there are some excellent diagrams to help out the perplexed reader! Typos and editing errors, always a problem with Haynes, seem to be mercifully few this time around. If you're looking for a "one-stop shop" book on Hubble and how it works, this is probably the book to go for.

M**E

Great book for your price and for your hobby if you're an avid space enthusiastic

This is truly a masterpiece book about the Hubble spec telescope. After reading this, I now understood why it failed to perform in the first place until our Space Shuttle "Maytag" repairmen fixed it. It's a great book and you'll find it very interesting enough to keep you awake.

J**L

I recommend this book to anyone who is addicted to this ...

in depth guide to the Hubble. I recommend this book to anyone who is addicted to this telescope, a modeler or a spacecraft historian

L**E

This book has a really nice historic look at the hubble

This book has a really nice historic look at the hubble. It has illustrations and photos of the telescope, history on it's maintenance. etc. Very interesting read.

D**R

Five Stars

My husband loved his birthday presnt

D**S

Not for casual interest or for kids

This is a fantastic book, but it reads like a college textbook. I have two boys that are very interested in science and they have an uncle who worked on the Hubble telescope. Unfortunately, this is not a great book for kids. My oldest reads at a college level and recently finished George Orwell's Animal Farm, but at 12: even his interest in the subject isn't enough to wade through this text. That's alright, we'll give the book a spot on the bookshelf and maybe in a couple of years they'll decide to pick it up again. If you are interested in the Hubble telescope this is a great book to purchase. It's chock-full of facts, but, definitely geared towards an adult's attention span and interest level.

A**O

Muy buen libro

Excelente libro, muy buen documentado, con excelentes fotos, ameno de leer, la calidad del papel y de las tapas es buena acordé con el contenido.

R**J

Houston, we have a perfect deal!

Well I won't be here writing a long reviewing all the stuff and the tradition of Owner's Workshop Manual but I will say it's the best you can get at that price regarding this masterpiece of engineering. Really friendly to new star lovers too.

Y**É

Five Stars

Thank you !

L**S

Five Stars

Brilliant thanks

J**Z

Very good to know how it works.

Not bad I thought it would go deeper in engineering.

Common Questions

Trustpilot

TrustScore 4.5 | 7,300+ reviews

Rajesh P.

Customer service was outstanding when I had questions about the product.

2 days ago

Ravi S.

I loved the variety of products available. Will definitely shop again.

2 months ago

Shop Global, Save with Desertcart
Value for Money
Competitive prices on a vast range of products
Shop Globally
Serving over 300 million shoppers across more than 200 countries
Enhanced Protection
Trusted payment options loved by worldwide shoppers
Customer Assurance
Trusted payment options loved by worldwide shoppers.
Desertcart App
Shop on the go, anytime, anywhere.
AED 317

Duties & taxes incl.

UAEstore
1
Free Returns

30 daysfor PRO membership users

15 dayswithout membership

Secure Transaction
12 interest-free installments with tabby

Trustpilot

TrustScore 4.5 | 7,300+ reviews

Khalid Z.

Great experience from order to delivery. Highly recommended!

1 week ago

Abdullah B.

Great price for an authentic product. Fast international shipping too!

3 weeks ago

Nasa Hubble Space Telescope 1990 Onwards Including All Upgrades Insight | Desertcart UAE