Jerry Nelson, Designer of the Segmented Telescope, Dies at 73 Mr. Nelson’s design, made decades after the size limit was thought to have been reached, allowed scientists to peer farther into the universe than ever before. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Trilobites: A Suitcase-Size Satellite’s Big Image of Frozen Earth BelowSpaceX Falcon Heavy launch date: Elon Musk confirms take-off will happen next monthREVEALED: Scientists find man with 'perfect smile' in 3,500 year-old BRONZE AGE SKELETONSuper blue blood moon time: When is the lunar eclipse in India, Australia, UK and US?Q&A: Seed Size Often MattersIs This Shiny Satellite Sky Art or ‘Space Graffiti’?