WASHINGTON, April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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TUESDAY, APRIL 26: HUBBLE TELESCOPE
Profile America -- Tuesday, April 26th. One of the greatest scientific achievements in history began this week 21 years ago -- when the crew of the space shuttle Discovery put the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit. The telescope was named for the great American astronomer Edwin Hubble. It has produced far more distant images than earth-bound instruments can achieve, and has largely rewritten our understanding of the universe and how it works. Between 1993 and 2009, the Hubble Telescope was serviced and upgraded five times by shuttle crews. From 2000 to 2009, the U.S. launched 54 noncommercial space vehicles, along with 24 commercial launches. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.
Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2011, p. 237
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2011, t. 816
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).
SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
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