With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time

With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/with-prima-nasa-will-try-to-build-a-billion-dollar-space-telescope-in-record-timeContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. NASA commits $1.2 billion to PRIMA space telescope launch in 2033https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/with-prima-nasa-will-try-to-build-a-billion-dollar-space-telescope-in-record-timehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/with-prima-nasa-will-try-to-build-a-billion-dollar-space-telescope-in-record-time#u93900Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:21:35 +0000NASA has committed $1.2 billion to build PRIMA, a far-infrared space telescope set to launch in 2033. The PRIMA mission, managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, aims to study wavelengths not covered by current NASA telescopes. It will be the first spacecraft in a new class of astrophysics missions.Why it mattersThe PRIMA mission is part of NASA's Probe Explorers, a new line of observatories. Using spare parts from the James Webb Space Telescope, PRIMA is expected to achieve major scientific goals at a lower cost. The mission will focus on the cool universe, exploring far-infrare