April 24, 1990

1990-04-24 12:33 UTC

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Hubble is released

Hubble is released
Photo: NASA · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The telescope leaves the shuttle payload bay and begins thirty years of looking outward.
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When exactly did hubble is released take place?
It is recorded at 1990-04-24 12:33 UTC — April 24, 1990 in Coordinated Universal Time. Every minute in this registry is stored in UTC so it reads the same anywhere in the world.
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SHA-256 7136b47ace2ff37f5365ee9e2fe215687c7c33596b095b73197a70a0017af873

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