“Constrained budget conditions” have prompted NASA to not approve a funding extension for the 11-year-old Spitzer Space Telescope after fiscal 2015, but Spitzer officials emphasized that doesn’t necessarily mean the mission is terminated. “To be clear: Spitzer has not been canceled. Funding not yet identified, but NASA has asked us for a revised budget,” the … Continue reading "Spitzer Mission Extension Not Approved In NASA Senior Review; Officials Say Budget Rewrite Possible"