Waspie_Dwarf Posted July 23, 2014 #1 Share Posted July 23, 2014 NASA Team Lays Plans to Observe New Worlds It can take decades to mature an astrophysics flagship mission from concept to launch pad.For example, the iconic Hubble Space Telescope — arguably the greatest telescope in history and certainly the most recognized — was proposed in the 1940s. Its development began in the 1970s and it launched in 1990. Similarly, the James Webb Space Telescope will launch in 2018, 23 years after work began on the concept. And if approved for development, the Wide-Field Infrared Space Telescope-Astrophysics Focused Telescope Assets (WFIRST-AFTA), currently in a study phase, could launch by the mid-2020s. Early versions of this mission were first proposed in the early 2000s. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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