Last Dance with the Shuttle: What's in Store for the Final Hubble Servicing Mission

Last Dance with the Shuttle: What's in Store for the Final Hubble Servicing Mission: Scientific American: "Last month marked the 19th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, an orbiting observatory that has become a household name and a linchpin of astronomical science. The telescope has proved remarkably resilient, enduring numerous glitches over the years—from a flawed primary mirror at deployment to a serious electronic failure this past September. Each time, Hubble has held on until astronauts arrived to perform repairs, an operation that is about to take place for the final time by a shuttle crew."