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Launch of the Spitzer Space Telescope

Closeup image of nighttime launch of blue and white rocket with decals for NASA, Boeing and space telescope
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, then known as the Space Infrared Telescope Facility, launches from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Monday, August 25, 2003.

NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, then known as the Space Infrared Telescope Facility, launches from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Monday, August 25, 2003.Image credit: NASA