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How old is the Hubble Space Telescope?
The Hubble Space Telescope is 36 years old.
The Hubble Space Telescope launched on April 24, 1990. That's 36 years, 5 months and 3 days.
Its mirror was flawed at first; astronauts fixed it in 1993.
The Hubble Space Telescope turns 40 on April 24, 2030.
If you were born before April 24, 1990, you're older than the Hubble Space Telescope.
Mind-bender: The Hubble Space Telescope is closer in time to Disneyland's opening (1955) than to today.
What are you older than?
Type your birthday and see what you're older than, what you were born closer to, and your next big milestone.
Check my birthdayAlso from 1990
Older than the Hubble Space Telescope
Younger than the Hubble Space Telescope
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- The World Wide Web
- Rugrats
- The Super Nintendo
- Beauty and the Beast
- Barney & Friends
People born in 1990: see what else you're older than.