The decades-long career of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope
has resulted in a wealth of new technologies...
...many of which have found earthly applications.
Detector technology designed for Hubble's cameras provides
detailed images of suspicious breast tissue so biopsies are
more tarteted and less painful...
...while detectors with infrared filters helped reveal previously
illegible text on the Dead Sea Scrolls.
A star-matching algorithm was modified to identify whale
sharks through their unique patterns of spots.
A laser tool developed to verify Hubble's corrective optics
is now used by shipping companies to scan packages.
Mirror-polishing techniques inspired a polishing tool for
speed skates, helping U.S. Olympic skaters win gold.
Learn more about Hubble technology transfer at...
www.nasa.gov/hubble @NASAHubble
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