On this day in history, April 25, 1990, Hubble Space Telescope was launched into space

On This Day, April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into space from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the space shuttle Discovery. The Hubble Space telescope was launched aboard the shuttle Discovery on April 24. The space telescope is now one of the most powerful telescopes in the world.

The Hubble Space Telescope, proclaimed by NASA to be the most significant advance in astronomy since Galileo, was placed in orbit on this day in history, April 25, 1990.