Photos: NYC Museum's Hubble@25 Exhibit Celebrates Hubble Space Telescope

Hubble Space Telescope: A Legacy

The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates its 25th year in space in 2015. To celebrate the iconic space observatory's legacy, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City has installed a new exhibit chronicling Hubble's achievements. See images from the Hubble@25 exhibit here.

Hubble@25 Exhibit Beneath Enterprise

HUBBLE@25 Exhibit appears below the prototype shuttle Enterprise at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City.

Astronaut Mike Massimino on the Hubble@25 Exhibit

Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino, Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum’s Senior Advisor for Space Programs and the exhibit's Co-Curator shares stories of his trips to service the Space Telescope and describes the exhibit. Watch the Video.

Engineering Tools at Hubble@25 Exhibit

A display of engineering tools makes up part of the Hubble@25 exhibit, which opened in October 2014 at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City.

Video Screen at Hubble@25 Exhibit

Underwater training of an astronaut is depicted on a video screen at the Hubble@25 exhibit, which opened in October 2014 at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City.

Hubble Turns 25 - A Quick Look Back | Video

The Hubble Space Telescope has returned many 'wonders' in its 25 years of service to humanity.Here's a look back since it's launch on April 24, 1990. Watch the Video

Space Telescope Icon

Hubble Space Telescope, an icon in space. — NASA

The Hubble Space Telescope as seen in orbit during the 2009 STS-125 mission, NASA's last servicing mission to the orbital observatory.

Equipment on Display at Hubble@25 Exhibit

A console marked "STS-103" stands on display within the Hubble@25 exhibit, which opened in October 2014 at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City.

Hubble@25 Exhibition at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

The new Hubble@25 exhibition at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City celebrates the orbiting observatory's 25th anniversary.

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