Plans to un-retire Spitzer??

[Rauf]

https://www.space.com/nasa-spitzer-spac ... n-proposal

What do you think? Do you really think it might be possible to awaken Spitzer again?
If that happens, that would be too great.. I really love Spitzer's IR pictures.

[bystander]

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/05/a ... servatory/

[Ann]

I wish they would un-retire GALEX, or launch another UV-sensitive space telescope. Chris once told me that there is already a UV-sensitive space telescope in orbit that looks at the Sun. How boring.

I want a UV-sensitive space telescope that looks at other galaxies!

Ann

[Rauf]

I wish they would un-retire GALEX, or launch another UV-sensitive space telescope. Chris once told me that there is already a UV-sensitive space telescope in orbit that looks at the Sun. How boring.

I want a UV-sensitive space telescope that looks at other galaxies!

Ann

On 28 June 2013, NASA decommissioned GALEX. It is expected that the spacecraft will remain in orbit for at least 65 years before it will re-enter the atmosphere.

We got 65 years to revive GALEX. But it seems NASA thinks it's not cost effective anymore, and I didn't find any other planned UV space telescope. I guess un-retiring GALEX would require less effort than Spitzer, given that Spitzer is orbiting the sun and GALEX is just on LEO orbit.