Initially scheduled for a minimum 2.5-year primary mission, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has gone far beyond its expected lifetime and is still going strong after 15 years.
08.22.18
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15 Years in Space for NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope
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08.13.18
10 Things Spitzer Space Telescope
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope is celebrating 15 years since its launch on August 25, 2003. This remarkable spacecraft has made discoveries its designers never even imagined. Here are some key facts about Spitzer:
08.10.18
Spitzer Beyond: The Incredible Continuing Adventures of the Spitzer Space Telescope
The Spitzer Space Telescope is one of NASA's Great Observatories, designed to observe the universe in infrared light. It was launched in 2003 with an expected lifetime of 5 years. Spitzer has succeeded beyond our wildest expectations, now routinely observing transiting exoplanets and other interesting astronomical phenomena in its 15th year of operations.
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