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Sullivan, Kathy, 1951-

Handprints on Hubble : an astronaut's story of invention / Kathryn D. Sullivan. - xv, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Lemelson Center studies in invention and innovation series . - Lemelson Center studies in invention and innovation. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Sputnik baby -- New guys -- "It shall be maintainable" -- Mission prep -- Grounded -- Returning to flight -- A new star in the sky -- Rescue and renovation.

The first American woman to walk in space recounts her experience as part of the team that launched, rescued, repaired, and maintained the Hubble Space Telescope. The Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionized our understanding of the universe. Sullivan, a retired astronaut, describes her work on the NASA team that made all of this possible. She recounts how she and other astronauts, engineers, and scientists launched, rescued, repaired, and maintained Hubble, the most productive observatory ever built. Along the way Sullivan chronicles her path to NASA through oceanography, her initiation into the space program, and recounts the temporary grounding of the shuttle program after the Challenger disaster. She also describes the work of inventing the tools and processes that made on-orbit maintenance possible. -- adapted from jacket

ISBN: 9780262043182 0262043181

Standard No.: 40029501923

LCCN: 2019005641

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB9G3928 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019558332 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Sullivan, Kathy, 1951-

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women astronauts--United States--Biography.
Women scientists--United States--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.