October 31, 2006
Final Hubble Repair Mission Announced
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin said Tuesday the space agency would send one last repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, tentatively in 2008, to extend the life of the orbiting observatory until at least 2013. David Leckrone, Hubble's senior project scientist, discusses the history and future of the popular telescope.

August 10, 2004
NASA Plans to Repair Aging Hubble Telescope
Update: NASA said Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans to send a robot to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, reversing a previous decision not to fix the orbiting telescope because of safety concerns.

March 30, 2004
Hubble Debate Still Simmering
Transcript: More than two months after NASA announced it will no longer service the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists and the general public are still hoping the agency will change its mind. Tom Bearden provides a report.

Jan. 19, 2004
NASA Ends Hubble Service Missions
Update: NASA has said it will no longer service the Hubble Space Telescope, which has been relaying spectacular images of celestial objects from its orbital vantage point for more than ten years.

Dec. 22, 2003
NASA to Launch Next Generation of Space Telescopes
Transcript: For more than ten years, the Hubble Space Telescope has been helping scientists understand the variety of objects that make up the universe. NASA now has plans to start launching its next generation of orbiting telescopes with even more powerful imaging capabilities. Tom Bearden looks at NASA’s growing family of space-based telescopes.