Watch the STS 125 Atlantis astronauts make the final visit to the Hubble Space Telescope live on NASA TV. It’s hard to overstate the beauty and scientific value of the Hubble’s nineteen years of discoveries.
Enjoy it while you can. As the Seablogger puts it "The remaining shuttles are soon to be retired, and no replacement is likely. I suspect much of the space program will be terminated as health care and other costs overwhelm the federal budget." That does seem likely, and that Barry will be content to grovel in the mud.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 
Sad, really, but reality is that way. Still, if Hubble goes for another 10 years, it should count for something.
Barry’s reality is that way, and we’re stuck with him for at least three more years.
Hubble certainly seems capable of lasting another decade. It will count for more pretty pictures and interesting discoveries. But its work is mainly about places we’ll likely never be able to go.
I suppose we can look forward to the Chinese or Indian base on the moon.