Rescuing The Hubble Space Telescope - with Kathryn D. Sullivan

Have you ever wondered about what life on a space satellite must really be like? And how hard it must be to make repairs if things go wrong? Kathryn’s book ‘Handprints on Hubble’ is available now: https://geni.us/H6Tz Watch the Q&A:    • Q&A: Rescuing The Hubble Space Telescope -...   From living in zero gravity to spacewalking hundreds of miles up in the sky, it’s hard not to daydream about the mind-boggling experiences astronauts must have on a daily basis. In this talk retired astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan shares stories from her years spent working on the Hubble Space Telescope and other satellites, revealing the hidden engineers who were behind this technological marvel. Kathryn D. Sullivan is a NASA astronaut (retired), former Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and an inductee in the Astronaut Hall of Fame. Kathryn received a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 1973 and a doctorate from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, in 1978. While at Dalhousie she participated in several oceanographic expeditions that studied the floors of the and Pacific oceans. This talk was filmed in the Ri on 6 March 2020. --- A very special thank you to our Patreon supporters who help make these videos happen, especially: Alan Latteri, Andrew Downing, Andrew McGhee, Anonymous, Dave Ostler, David Crowner, David Lindo, David Schick, Greg Nagel, Jan Bannister, Joe Godenzi, John C. Vesey, Kellas Lowery, L S, Lasse T. Stendan, Matt Townsend, Osian Gwyn Williams, Paul Brown, Rebecca Pan, Robert Hillier, Robert Reinecke, and Roger Baker. --- The Ri is on Patreon:   / theroyalinstitution   and Twitter:   / ri_science   and Facebook:   / royalinstitution   and Tumblr:   / ri-science   Our editorial policy: http://www.rigb.org/home/editorial-po... Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Product links on this page are affiliate links which means it won't cost you any extra but we may earn a small commission if you decide to purchase through the link. #HubbleSpaceTelescope, #SpaceRescueMission, #KathrynDSullivan, #NASAExploration, #SpaceHistory