Large UV Optical Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR), Origins Space Telescope (OST), and Lynx X-ray Observatory. In 2019, the four teams will turn their final reports over to the National Academy of Sciences, whose independent Decadal Survey committee advises NASA on which mission should take top priority. Selection would take place in 2021, and launch approximately in 2035. Gallery See also Beyond Einstein program Herschel Space Telescope (Far infrared space observatory, 2009–2013) List of space telescopes Notes and references External links STS-125: Final Shuttle Mission to Hubble Space Telescope Great Observatories Interactive using WorldWide Telescope Space telescopes NASA programs Spitzer Space Telescope Hubble Space Telescope Chandra X-ray Observatory Gamma-ray telescopes