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On 25 August 2003, the Spitzer Space Telescope was launched into space by a Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. She was the fourth and final mission in NASA's Great Observatories Program - Each of this family of four orbiting observatories, was to observe the Universe in a different kind of light (visible, gamma rays, X-rays, and infrared). Other missions in this program include the Hubble Space Telescope, Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory, and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory.
While not enjoying the same "Celebrity" status as her older sister, Hubble, the images that Spitzer is sending back are no less spectacular.
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NASA, Caltech/JPL

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shores of infinity
star sailor
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National Holographic

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Dale Caruso

Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: February 22, 2008 at 1:59 am
Author: dalecaruso

Length: 00:08:50
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