
Among the planned work is fitting of a new wide field camera system, adding a new spectrograph and replacing the batteries and gyro systems that keep the telescope orientated correctly. In addition repairs to some of the existing systems will be attempted.
Hopefully those upgrades will allow Hubble to continue to operate until the Next Generation Space Telescope (James Webb Telescope) is launched. That's no earlier than 2013. In the meantime we can look forward to many more spectacular images from Hubble.
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