Herschel: Largest space telescope Slated for launch in French Guiana next July

Herschel's heart and brain mated
19 September 2007
Herschel, Europe’s infrared space observatory is being presented to the media today
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM0ZJJPK6F_index_0.html

"Herschel, which, when launched next year, will be the largest space telescope yet put into orbit.
Slated for launch in French Guiana next July.
Herschel will deepen the data being collected by the ESA's older Infrared Space Observatory, along with the U.S. Spitzer telescope, and Japan's Akari, looking at areas of the spectrum that have yet to be studied in this manner.
" Wired Science - Wired Blogs
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/09/biggest-space-t.html