The phrase "telescope project" refers to a scientific or engineering effort involving the creation, development, or improvement of a telescope. Full definition
This will give astronomers in this country an input into some of the most exciting telescope projects of the next two decades. (news.bbc.co.uk)
Observational campaigns now in the works, such as the Joint Dark Energy Mission planned by NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy as well as an international radio telescope project known as Square Kilometer Array, should allow astronomers and cosmologists to test competing worldviews in the next decade or so. (scientificamerican.com)
NASA funds space - based projects in the U.S., whereas the National Science Foundation funds terrestrial telescope projects. (scientificamerican.com)