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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Spitzer Space Telescope Technology


About the three main instruments of Spitzer and this Spacecraft has to be cooled a few degrees above absolute zero to function properly, and the spacecraft needs to operate at room temperature, sometimes these two main components are referred to as the portions "cold" and "warm" the Observatory.The following pages will give an overview of the technology that makes possible the science of the Spitzer mission.

To see more photographs of Spitzer and its components, visit the online gallery in these pages. Also, you can learn more about the mission and its history in “About Spitzer.”
Spitzer Scientists interested in the technical specifications of the observatory and instruments should visit the site of Investigation maintained by the Spitzer Science Center.

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