Detail View: NASA Spitzer Space Telescope Collection:

Title: 
Spitzer Gathering Solar Energy to Power Itself
Description: 
Spitzer seen in visible light. The solar shield always faces the sun, allowing the spacecraft to remain very cold.
Release Credit: 
NASA/JPL-Caltech
facet_what: 
SIRTF
facet_where: 
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Image #: 
SIRTF_vis1
original url: 
http://sscws1.ipac.caltech.edu/Imagegallery/image.php?image_name=SIRTF_vis1
UID: 
SPD-SPITZ-SIRTF_vis1