(The decadal survey is a community consensus of scientific priorities.) decadal survey in astrophysics, released in 2021, included mention of a new X-ray telescope - but at a lesser priority than a space observatory optimized to study infrared, optical and ultraviolet wavelengths. Iconic James Webb Space Telescope images get X-ray vision boost Milky Way's galactic core overflows with colorful threads in new Chandra panorama (video, photos) NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory suffers camera glitch, stalling science Related: Iconic James Webb Space Telescope images get X-ray vision boost Chandra has already reexamined Webb images to gain new insights in X-ray wavelengths. The mission would not only allow Chandra to continue scrutinizing the universe in X-ray wavelengths, which are impossible to see on Earth's surface due to our atmosphere, but also to work with the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope. "It could extend Chandra by decades," Rieckewald noted in recorded remarks about the proposal. Northrop Grumman has not commented publicly on the matter since being quoted in an IEEE Spectrum report in October 2022, however. The proposal would send a space tug (known as a mission extension vehicle) to Chandra that would be "purpose-built" for the telescope, Rieckewald said at the time, he suggested SpaceLogistics could send the unsolicited proposal to NASA as soon as the end of 2022. (Rieckewald died unexpectedly in February 2023 at age 44.)
He was then senior director of business development at Northrop Grumman's subsidiary, SpaceLogistics.
The possible Chandra servicing mission was first brought forward publicly at the American Astronomical Society's annual Goddard Space Symposium in March 2022, via remarks from Jared Rieckewald.
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