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NASA Christens the Spitzer Space Telescope

Posted by michael on from the virtual-champagne dept.

LMCBoy writes "NASA today renamed the Space Infrared Telescope Facility to the Spitzer Space Telescope, after a great scientist. The renaming coincides with the release of the beautiful first science images from the telescope, which was launched in August."

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  1. Ahem by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    "So which is it, baby, Spitzer or..."

    Never mind... ;-D