Re:Digital Cameras in freezers on rockets. (Score 1)

Indeed; SIRTF will be great in the short term, but for real longevity (including upgrades to the instrumentation as technology advances), it's going to be hard to beat SOFIA. The ability to service and upgrade a facility is what kept HST useful for so long. With SOFIA, we're effectively dealing with an observatory that lands every day. By comparison with space based observatories, improving and upgrading SOFIA will be a snap!