Hubble telescope is set to be crashed into the pacific sometime in 2020 however there is talk of raising cash via kickstarter to extend it's life for a further 10 years according to Managers at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland!
NasaWatch did something similar with the reboot of ISEE-3 earlier in the year after raising some $130K via crowdsourcing to bring it back into life
(http://nasawatch.com/archives/isee-3/)
$200M needed apparently for hubble upgrade etc... so watch this space and if you are feeling generous don't be shy
Full article on New Scientist here: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329810.600#.U-Sd0_ldV8E
NasaWatch did something similar with the reboot of ISEE-3 earlier in the year after raising some $130K via crowdsourcing to bring it back into life
(http://nasawatch.com/archives/isee-3/)
$200M needed apparently for hubble upgrade etc... so watch this space and if you are feeling generous don't be shy
Full article on New Scientist here: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329810.600#.U-Sd0_ldV8E