=== Upgrade to Mark IA ===Shortly after the telescope was originally completed, Lovell and Husband started contemplating the idea of upgrading the telescope so that it had a more accurate surface, and was controlled by a digital computer.
=== Модернизация до Mark IA ===Вскоре после запуска телескопа, Лаввел и Хазбент начали рассматривать идею модернизации телескопа по увеличению точности поверхности и передачу управления цифровому компьютеру.