Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Johnston, Peter J.
URN	etd-01312009-063039
Title	Astronomers and the Hubble space telescope :an historical analysis
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Science and Technology Studies
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Barker, Peter Committee Chair Fuller, Steven W. Committee Member Hirsh, Richard F. Committee Member
Keywords	Astronomers
Date of Defense	1992-07-05
Availability	restricted
Abstract In this thesis I describe a period in the Hubble Space Telescope's history during which a relatively small number of astronomers worked to encourage their colleagues to support the telescope project. I analyze astronomers' behavior in terms of the various problems which they faced. I argue that astronomical community came to support the project in part because the telescope's advocates succeeded in separating technological issues from economic ones. I also suggest that separating these two kinds of issues may have contributed to the circumstances which led to the telescope's well-publicized defects.
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