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Hubble celebrates 20 years of launch

by Daily News & Analysis | 4:07 AM CDT, April 24, 2010

Washington, DC: The starry-eyed Hubble Space Telescope is today celebrating 20 years of awe and discovery - after it was launched on April 24, 1990. Exactly two decades ago the Space Shuttle and crew of STS-31 were launched to deploy the NASA/ESA's now

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