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Collection:
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
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Title:
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New Galaxy Quest Readies for Launch
Title
New Galaxy Quest Readies for Launch
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility, workers check the deployment of the cover of the telescope on the GALEX satellite. The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) is an orbiting space telescope that will observe galaxies in ultraviolet light across 10 billion years of cosmic history. Led by the California Institute of Technology, GALEX will conduct several first-of-a-kind sky surveys, including an extra-galactic (beyond our galaxy) ultraviolet all-sky survey. During its 29-month mission GALEX will produce the first comprehensive map of a Universe of galaxies under construction, bringing more understanding of how galaxies like the Milky Way were formed. GALEX is due to be launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station March 25 via a Pegasus rocket.
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In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility, workers check the deployment of the cover of the telescope on the GALEX satellite. The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) is an orbiting space telescope that will observe galaxies in ultraviolet light across 10 billion years of cosmic history. Led by the California Institute of Technology, GALEX will conduct several first-of-a-kind sky surveys, including an extra-galactic (beyond our galaxy) ultraviolet all-sky survey. During its 29-month mission GALEX will produce the first comprehensive map of a Universe of galaxies under construction, bringing more understanding of how galaxies like the Milky Way were formed. GALEX is due to be launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station March 25 via a Pegasus rocket.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Image Credit:
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NASA
Image_Credit
NASA
Image Credit
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Produced By:
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Kennedy Space Center
Produced_By
Kennedy Space Center
Produced By
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Mission:
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Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
Mission
Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
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Spacecraft:
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GALEX Orbiter
Spacecraft
GALEX Orbiter
Spacecraft
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Instrument:
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GALEX Telescope
Instrument
GALEX Telescope
Instrument
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Product Size:
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3000 samples x 1968 lines
Product_Size
3000 samples x 1968 lines
Product Size
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Producer ID:
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KSC-03pd-0482
Producer_ID
KSC-03pd-0482
Producer ID
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facet_what:
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Explorer
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Explorer
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Galaxy Evolution Explorer
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Galaxy Evolution Explorer
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GALEX
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GALEX
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GALEX Orbiter
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GALEX Orbiter
facet_what
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facet_what:
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GALEX Telescope
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GALEX Telescope
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Pegasus
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Pegasus
facet_what
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facet_where:
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California
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California
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
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Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
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Image #:
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PIA04264
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA04264
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA04264
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