Template:NASA Great Observatories Program

Timeline of NASA Great Observatories Program
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DateFormat=dd/mm/yyyy Define $start=01/01/1989 Define $now=07/05/2025

Period=from:$start till:$now

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Colors=

id:hubble value:rgb(1,0.7,0.8) legend:Hubble_Space_Telescope
id:compton value:rgb(0.7,0.8,1) legend:Compton_Gamma_Ray_Observatory
id:chandra value:rgb(1,0.8,0.7) legend:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
id:spitzer value:rgb(0.7,0.9,0.6) legend:Spitzer_Space_Telescope
id:lightline value:rgb(0.9,0.9,0.9)
id:lighttext value:rgb(0.5,0.5,0.5)

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barset:Hubble
barset:Compton
barset:Chandra
Barset:Spitzer

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width:15 textcolor:black
barset:Hubble
shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s
color:hubble from:24/04/1990 till:$now text:"Hubble Space Telescope"
barset:Compton
shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s
color:compton from:05/04/1991 till:04/06/2000 text:"Compton Gamma Ray Observatory"
barset:Chandra
shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s
color:chandra from:23/07/1999 till:$now text:"Chandra X-ray Observatory"
Barset:Spitzer
shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s
color:spitzer from:25/08/2003 till:30/01/2020 text:"Spitzer Space Telescope"

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