Eric Schmidt Will Massively Invest in Private Telescopes, Including Hubble Replacement

The first privately funded space-based telescope is in the works

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, could help make history with a new project unveiled on Wednesday, the Lazuli Space Observatory. As reported by Science, the telescope was announced at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society this week and could be the largest privately funded space telescope in history thanks to investments from the Schmidts. Lazuli's design features a 3.1-meter mirror, which would make it larger than NA…

Private group unveils plans for large space telescope

A billionaire-backed philanthropic organization is funding the development of a series of new observatories, including a space telescope larger than Hubble. The post Private group unveils plans for large space telescope appeared first on SpaceNews.

Former CEO of Google spearheads 4 next-gen telescopes — 3 on Earth and 1 in space

Schmidt Sciences announced on Jan. 7 that the four telescopes of its Observatory System have secured funding. They could all be up and running as soon as 2029.

Eric Schmidt will massively invest in private telescopes, including Hubble replacement

“This is a very significant contribution to the astronomical community."

Schmidt Sciences Announces Plan for Lazuli, a Private Space Telescope

Bigger than Hubble and launching as soon as 2029, the Lazuli Space Observatory would be the first-ever full-scale private space telescope

Ex–Google CEO funds private space telescope bigger than Hubble

Schmidt Sciences announces investments in orbiting observatory and three ground-based instruments