The European Space Agency is working on new generation of space telescopes. They have a project that will use Infrared technology to explore space and The `Far InfraRed and Submillimetre Telescope' (FIRST) will perform photometry and spectroscopy in the 60-670 micron range. The design of this space telescope is shown on the right.

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Agency) has a new generation space telescope. They want to have several different types of space telescopes on the satellite. NASA has asked several companies to design a space telescope. These companies will submit a design and then NASA scientists and engineers will choose the company with the best design. Below are some of the designs they are working on. To learn more about which design is chosen check NASA’s website (http://www.nasa.gov).