EPISODE · Jul 4, 2008 · 5 MIN
Hubble servicing mission and the next generation
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Hubble has been serviced and upgraded four times. The fifth and final tune-up is scheduled for October 2008. After this, it is expected to be in fit working order for another five years. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a project of partnership between ESA, NASA and the Canadian Space Agency, is scheduled for launch in 2013. It is the largest and most complex space probe ever built. JWST will observe in infrared wavelengths, providing unprecedented results.ESApod video programme
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Hubble has been serviced and upgraded four times and the fifth and final tune-up is scheduled for October 2008.
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