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Nature 442, 139-140 (13 July 2006) | doi:10.1038/442139b; Published online 12 July 2006
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The politics of space
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BOOK REVIEWED-The Last of the Great Observatories: Spitzer and the Era of Faster, Better, Cheaper
by George Rieke
University of Arizona Press: 2006. 264 pp. $40 (hbk)/$19.95 (pbk)
Modern space observatories, in at least one respect, are like ancient monuments: planned by elders and built by their children for the benefit of their grandchildren. The creation of the Spitzer Space Telescope took 20 years from start to launch, encompassing nearly half of a scientific career.
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