RTX business Raytheon is developing a 3.1-meter off-axis, unobscured primary mirror telescope for the Lazuli Space Observatory, delivering the largest unobscured aperture ever launched on a commercial platform. The telescope uses advanced thermally stable materials that eliminate thermal stabilization delays, enabling rapid high-quality data collection for precision astrophysics and rapid-response observations. Auto-alignment technology validated via digital twin simulations ensures diffraction-limited performance across a wide focal plane. Raytheon completed an accelerated preliminary design review; the system is already in production with delivery planned for 2028. This marks a pivotal step in commercial space astronomy, proving large-aperture, high-precision telescopes can be deployed on commercial platforms, potentially lowering costs and expanding deep-space observation access.