NASA’s Incredible Discovery Machine: The Story of the Hubble Space Telescope

Hubble's launch and deployment in April 1990 marked the most significant advance in astronomy since Galileo's telescope. Thanks to five servicing missions and more than 30 years of operation, our view of the universe and our place within it has never been the same.

This documentary celebrates not only the scientific and technological achievements of this telescope, but also the human spirit that’s helped to keep it up and operational for all these years. Along with its views on YouTube, this documentary has gone on to receive over 400,000 combined views across the Hubble Space Telescope’s other social media platforms.

For more information about the Hubble Space Telescope and its images, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble.

Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Paul Morris: Lead Producer / Editor
Bradley Hague: Associate Producer
Elizabeth Wilks: Videographer / Interviewer
Katrina Jackson: Videographer / Interviewer
Johnny Holder: Videographer
John Caldwell: Videographer
Robert Andreoli: Videographer

Additional Video Credits:
Mary Estacion: Videographer / Interviewer
David Wardrick: Videographer / Interviewer
STSci (The Space Telescope Science Institute)
The Johnny Carson Archive Team
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Music Credits:
“Skydiving” by JC Lemay [SACEM], Koka Media [SACEM], Universal Publishing Production Music France [SACEM], and Universal Production Music.

“The Lost Secrets” by Andrew Blaney [PRS], Atmosphere Music Ltd [PRS], and Universal Production Music.

“Miserere Mei” by Gregorio Allegri [DP], Atmosphere Music Ltd [PRS], and Universal Production Music.

“Dark Suspicion” by Magnum Opus [ASCAP], Atmosphere Music Ltd [PRS], and Universal Production Music.

“Ode to the Sea” by Christopher Stevens [APRA], Ric Mills [APRA], Killer Tracks [BMI], and Universal Production Music.

“Empty Islands” by Christian Tschuggnall [AKM], Michael Edwards [APRA], Atmosphere Music Ltd [PRS], and Universal Production Music.

“Real Hope” by Jordan Rees [PRS], Thomas White [PRS], Atmosphere Music Ltd [PRS], and Universal Production Music.

“Hiding Secrets” by Paul Saunderson [PRS], Abbey Road Masters [PRS], and Universal Production Music.

“World Champions” by John K. Sands [BMI], Josh Heineman [BMI], Base Camp [BMI], and Universal Production Music.

“Guiding Lights” by Christian Tschuggnall [AKM], Michael Edwards [APRA], Atmosphere Music Ltd [PRS], and Universal Production Music.

“History in Motion” by Fred Dubois [SACEM], Koka Media [SACEM], Universal Publishing Production Music France [SACEM], and Universal Production Music.

“Blood in the Water” by Andrew Michael Britton [PRS], Mikey Rowe [PRS], Wayne Anthony Murray [PRS], Atmosphere Music Ltd [PRS], and Universal Production Music.

“Interstellar Spacecraft” by JC Lemay [SACEM], Koka Media [SACEM], Universal Publishing Production Music France [SACEM], and Universal Production Music.

“Symphony No7 In A Maj.Op92” by Ludwig Van Beethoven [PD], Koka Media [SACEM],
and Universal Production Music.

“Beautiful Planet” by Andreas Andreas Bolldén [STIM], Koka Media [SACEM], Universal Publishing Production Music France [SACEM], and Universal Production Music.