The Hubble wasn't blind because they forgot to put in a lens. It was because the mirrors, which flexed slightly because of gravity on earth, didn't flex in outer space. Thus, the telescope was useless until a mission was completed to install a lens in it to correct its "vision".
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The Hubble wasn't blind because they forgot to put in a lens. It was because the mirrors, which flexed slightly because of gravity on earth, didn't flex in outer space. Thus, the telescope was useless until a mission was completed to install a lens in it to correct its "vision".