The Mahalo Top 7
- Official Site: Spitzer Space Telescope
- Wikipedia: Spitzer Space Telescope
- NASA: Spitzer Space Telescope
- NASA: Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC)
- IPAC: Cool Cosmos: Education and Public Outreach Portal
- Official Site: Spitzer Space Telescope Science Center (SSC)
- Video: Exploring the Infrared Universe (02:57)
Spitzer Space Telescope Recent News
- Official Site: Spitzer Space Telescope Newsroom
- Google News: Spitzer Space Telescope
- Universe Today: Spitzer Space Telescope
- Scientific American: "Infrared Glow of First Stars Found" (2005)
- SkyandTelescope.com: Picture Imperfect: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope (2005)
- Spaceflight Now: First images from Spitzer Space Telescope unveiled (2003)
Spitzer Space Telescope Facts and Information
- Official Site: Spitzer Fast Facts | What Is Spitzer Doing Now?
- Spitzer Space Telescope Science Center: Data Archives/Analysis
- NASA: Spitzer Space Telescope Technology Overview
- Lockheed Martin: Products: Spitzer Space Telescope
Spitzer Space Telescope Educational Resources
- Cool Cosmos: Cosmic Reference Guides
- Official Site: Spitzer Space Telescope Audio Podcasts
- IPAC: Spitzer Space Telescope Research Program for Teachers and Students
Spitzer Space Telescope Images and Videos
- Google Image Search: Spitzer Space Telescope
- Official Site: Spitzer Space Telescope Image Gallery
- Official Site: "The Hidden Universe of the Spitzer Space Telescope" Video Series
- NASA: Spitzer Space Telescope Latest Images
Spitzer Space Telescope Books and Publications
- arXiv.org Papers Search: Spitzer Space Telescope
- Amazon.com Book Search: Spitzer Space Telescope
- Amazon.com: The Last of the Great Observatories: Spitzer
Spitzer Space Telescope Timeline
- 1983: NASA solicits proposals to build a large Shuttle-based Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF).
- 1984: Results from precursor IRAS mission lead NASA to pursue a long duration, free-flying observatory.
- 1991: Under severe budget restrictions, SIRTF goes through three redesign cycles.
- 1993: A Delta rocket is selected as the launch vehicle for Spitzer instead of the Space Shuttle.
- August 25, 2003: SIRTF is launched into space atop a Delta 7920H.
- December 18, 2003: NASA renames SIRTF in honor of American astrophysicist Lyman Spitzer.
- April 26, 2006: Spitzer Space Telescope surpasses the 2.5 years of minimum expected lifetime.
- April 2009: Total depletion of liquid-helium coolant tank, end of cryogenic phase of the mission.
- May 2009: Development of a "warm", post-cryo program for the observation of extrasolar planets, search for brown dwarfs and wide area surveys of galaxies.
- December 2014: Expected telecommunications performance degradation and end of operations.