Hubble Space Telescope

Built on

• Silicon solar cellRecorded · 1954requires
• CCD image sensorRecorded · 1969enables
• Reusable space shuttleRecorded · 1981enables

Led to

• James Webb Space TelescopeRecorded · 2021enables
• Interstellar comet tracked across the systemRecorded · 2025enables
• Roman wide-field space telescopeForecast · ~2027enables

Sources & evidence

• Additional source

Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.