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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope provides us with many lessons regarding the interplay between science and technology that will be applicable to future telescopes. In this talk, we will consider several “case studies” where technological choices and advances had profound impacts on the science from HST and, conversely, where science needs drove technical and operational plans. HST is unique amongst astronomy space missions by virtue of its multiple upgrades during servicing missions. Furthermore, HST has been fortunate to have operated during a period of dramatic improvements in computational and communications capabilities which have changed how the scientific community interacts with both the observatory and its data. We will discuss how this has influenced both the evolution of astronomical research, the continuing development HST’s systems, and implications for future missions.
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