Spitzer

Foust Forward | The next giant leap for space observatories
The ultimate demise of the remaining Great Observatories has some astronomers worried about gaps in coverage of the universe.


NASA to adjust SOFIA operations to improve productivity
NASA plans to adjust operations of an airborne astronomical observatory in order to increase its scientific productivity.

NASA looking for private organizations to take over Spitzer mission
NASA is considering handing over operations of one of its flagship “Great Observatories” to a private organization that would also be responsible for funding the spacecraft.