May 3rd, 2017 marked the 5,000th day of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope mission. Happy 5000th day, Spitzer! We received a lot of messages of congratulations and celebration on social media. Check out #Spitzer5000!

Spitzer's mission clock hits 5,000 days

Happy 5000 Days Spitzer!

People Behind the mission [with their quick self-introductions]

A message from a space science-loving girl

A fun video about Spitzer was published on the milestone day, too. You’d be surprised how hard the astronomical robot is working!

Go Spitzer!

Do you want to know where Spitzer is RIGHT NOW?
Check it out!: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/mission/where_is_spitzer