Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Astro 1 In Orbit
Explanation:
In December of 1990, the Space Shuttle Columbia [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] carried an array of astronomical telescopes [ http://images.jsc.n…] high above the Earth's obscuring atmosphere to observe the Universe at ultraviolet and x-ray wavelengths. The telescopes, known by the acronyms UIT [ http://fondue.gsfc.…], HUT [ http://praxis.pha.j…], WUPPE [ http://www.sal.wisc…], and BBXRT [ http://heasarc.gsfc…], are seen here in Columbia's [ http://www.ksc.nasa…] payload bay against a spectacular view of the constellation Orion [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. The ultraviolet telescopes [ http://praxis.pha.j…] were mounted on a common structure - HUT is visible in this view along with a star tracker (the silver cone at the left). The mission studied solar system, galactic, and extra-galactic sources [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…].
Credit and Copyright:
STS-35 [ http://www.ksc.nasa…] Crew, NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/]
facet_when:
1990
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where:
Washington, D.C.
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Orion
facet_what:
Star Tracker
facet_what:
Astro 1
facet_what:
Columbia
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_when_year:
1990
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap970817

Astro 1 In Orbit
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