The Hubble Space Telescope: From Concept to Success (Paperback, 2016)

Part I: Birth of a Telescope.- Development of a telescope.- Man-tended Hardware.- Nuts and bolts - systems and support.- Servicing satellites - tools of the trade.- Troubled times.- Part II: Deployment and Recovery.- Funding the plans and program.- Simulating the servicing.- STS-31 - The deployment mission.- STS-61 - Service Mission 1 - back on track.- Part III: Upgrades.- Planning new science.- STS-82 - Service Mission 2 - return to an old friend.- STS-103 - Service Mission 3A - a mission split in two.- STS-109 - Service Mission 3B - the other half.- Part IV: Lost Dreams and a New Hope.- A fourth mission in doubt?.- STS-125 - Service Mission 4 - a final farewell.- The twilight years and beyond.- NASA at its best.