NASA Pulling Plug On Spitzer Telescope

Credit: NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL—NASA plans to decommission the Spitzer Space Telescope in January 2020 after attempts to find a university or research agency to take over operations of the bellwether infrared observatory failed. “With all the excitement that we have for Spitzer, we are stopping operation in January...

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