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Editor's pickNov 2, 2026

NASA Asks Industry Whether Commercial Spacecraft Could Boost or Retire Hubble

NASA's 29 October 2026 request for information asks industry about boosting Hubble, servicing it, or bringing it down safely. Nothing is funded or scheduled.

By TPW Editorial9 min read

An artist's concept illustration of NASA's PRIMA far-infrared space telescope, a cryogenically cooled observatory with a 1.8-meter mirror floating against a field of stars and nebula

Sep 27, 2026

NASA Picks PRIMA, a Billion-Dollar Far-Infrared Telescope, for a 2033 Launch

NASA selected PRIMA, a $1.2 billion far-infrared space telescope, as the first Probe Explorers mission in its Explorers Program, targeting a 2033 launch.

By TPW Editorial8 min read

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope climbs into a hazy morning sky after launch from Kennedy Space Center

Aug 30, 2026

NASA's Roman Space Telescope Launches on a Million-Mile Hunt for Dark Energy

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched Aug. 30 on a Falcon Heavy, beginning a five-year survey with a field of view more than 100 times Hubble's.

By TPW Editorial9 min read