Infinite Worlds: Saving Hubble with Photographer Michael Soluri

In April 1990, the quintessential Hubble Space Telescope was launched into Earth’s orbit to explore the mysteries of the universe— and 30 years later, it continues to operate discovering unknowns of time and space. But a decade ago, the telescope’s instruments were failing due to a lack of upgrades and the will to take risks — based on several years of extraordinary access with an astronaut crew, space shuttle, and engineers at various NASA space flight centers, this is one photographer’s incredible photo essay on the final mission to save the Hubble.

Join New York Adventure Club as we embark on a rare photographic journey into the seldom-seen work cultures of NASA’s mission to save the Hubble Space Telescope, humankind’s most versatile, visible light earth-orbiting telescope.

Photographed and led by New York-based photographer Michael Soluri (author of Infinite Worlds: The People and Places of Space Exploration), this inspirational webinar showcasing the awe of space exploration and  behind-the-scenes look at the Hubble mission will reveal:

• Time and distance: an overview of the Hubble Space Telescope
• An unscripted look at the craft, labor, tools, humanity, and hope that framed the last-ever space shuttle mission that fixed the ailing orbiting Telescope
• A rare visual study of the intensive astronaut “space-walk” simulations and training in the world’s largest indoor pool; being up-close with the Hubble and shuttle labor force; traveling on the baseball diamond size crawler that transported the space shuttle to its launch pad
• An unprecedented three-hour portrait session with the Hubble astronaut crew, as well as portraits and stories of some of the people who engineered the one-of-a-kind astronaut tools and scientific instruments for Hubble
• Personal stories from throughout the multi-year experience, including being allowed to be with the crew on the day of their launch and what Michael taught the crew to photograph while on their mission in space

Afterward, we’ll have a Q&A with Michael — any and all questions about Hubble and the human and robotic exploration of space are welcomed and encouraged!

See you there, virtually! $10.

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About Michael

Michael Soluri is a New York City-based documentary and portrait photographer. His photography visually explores obscure locations, objects and the behind-the-scenes of work cultures. He is the author of Infinite Worlds: the People and Places of Space Exploration (Simon & Schuster).

His editorial photography has appeared in numerous American, European, and Brazilian print and online media like National Geographic, WIRED, Smithsonian Magazine, New York Times, The Washington Post, New Scientist, Time, Forbes, Discover, Air & Space Magazine, NPR, Huffington Post Highline, Ciel et Espace, Mother Earth News, Family Circle, Grazia, Amica, Vogue Brasil and Claudia.

The asteroid 2001 QL307, orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, has been named Soluri 187981 by Harvard’s Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

www.michaelsoluri.com