Donna Weaver Collection

This collection contains 1 record carton primarily consisting of public outreach materials relating to the launch, servicing, and operation of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The materials span dates between 1982 and 2009, and were collected by Donna Weaver in the course of her work at STScI. The materials were primarily published by STScI and NASA, and span a variety of formats including HST press and photo releases, media reference guides, magazine articles, and commemorative projector slide sets.

Donna Weaver worked as a science writer and media contact for the Office of Public Outreach (OPO) at STScI. As a staff member at OPO, she played an important role in communicating the development and scientific contributions of the Hubble and James Webb telescopes to the public and astronomy community.

The communications and outreach team at the STScI is a world leader in astronomy communication and public outreach. Among other initiatives, OPO engages the public in mission discoveries at events, creates educational programming, develops interactive websites, posts to a variety of social media channels, and provides press packages for journalists who publish articles that reach wide audiences. 

Sources:

Villard, Ray and Donna Weaver. “NASA’s Hubble Captures Blistering Pitch-Black Planet.” Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets. Université de Montréal, September 14, 2017. https://exoplanetes.umontreal.ca/en/nasas-hubble-captures-blistering-pitch-black-planet/.

“Communications and Outreach.” STScI. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://www.stsci.edu/communications-and-outreach/public-outreach.