Hubble's New Hope

[iceman]

The smoldering controversy over the future of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has flared up again. On December 8th, after a six-month study, a blue-ribbon panel of experts recommended that NASA should do exactly what agency administrator Sean O'Keefe has said he won't do: return Space Shuttle astronauts to the orbiting observatory to make repairs and upgrades.

[ving]

talking bout sending a robotic mission arent they?

[beren]

Although hubble has done great work i hope any effort that is undertaken doesnt undermine the next generation of space telescopes like the Spitzer

[iceman]

Yep Ving, you gotta read the full article on the IceInSpace front-page news.
This here is just a summary.