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U.S.A. 



THE HUBBLE LARGE SPACE TELESCOPE (LST) 



Marshall Space Flight Center 



NASA 



"Big Science" Descriptor ; Space: physics and astronomy 



Description of Facility/Instrument ; This space telescope Is designed 

 to significantly expand optical capability for observing the 

 universe. The telescope will have five scientific instruments: 

 the High Resolution Spectrograph; the Faint Object Spectrograph; 

 the Wide Field Planetary Camera; the Faint Object Camera; and the 

 High Speed Photometer. 



Date of Construction : Currently being constructed. The launch date 

 is scheduled for the second half of 1986. 



Construction Cost : 1984 $$ : Projected total cost: $1,175 million 

 to $2,000 million. 



Present International Cooperation 



Nationallty(s) of Ownership : U.S. 



Natlonality(s) of Operational Funding : U.S. 



Natlonallty(8) of Management Staff : U.S. - ESA - Federal Republic 



of Germany 

 Nationallty(s) of Researchers : U.S. - ESA - Federal Republic of 



Germany 



Potential for Future International Cooperation : Although specifics 



have yet to be determined, both German and European Space Agency 

 participation in instrumentation and use of the Hubble Telescope 

 is planned. Also, British image-processing software packages 

 will be included. 



