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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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STS-93 Payload Bay Door Closure
Title
STS-93 Payload Bay Door Closure
Title
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Full Description:
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At Launch Pad 39B, the Space Shuttle Columbia's payload bay doors close around the Chandra X-ray Observatory inside, while workers monitor the activity. Chandra is the primary payload on mission STS-93, scheduled to launch aboard Columbia July 20 at 12:36 a.m. EDT. The combined Chandra/Inertial Upper Stage, seen here, measures 57 feet long and weighs 50,162 pounds. Fully deployed with solar arrays extended, the observatory measures 45.3 feet long and 64 feet wide. The world's most powerful X-ray telescope, Chandra will allow scientists from around the world to see previously invisible black holes and high-temperature gas clouds, giving the observatory the potential to rewrite the books on the structure and evolution of our universe.
Full_Description
At Launch Pad 39B, the Space Shuttle Columbia's payload bay doors close around the Chandra X-ray Observatory inside, while workers monitor the activity. Chandra is the primary payload on mission STS-93, scheduled to launch aboard Columbia July 20 at 12:36 a.m. EDT. The combined Chandra/Inertial Upper Stage, seen here, measures 57 feet long and weighs 50,162 pounds. Fully deployed with solar arrays extended, the observatory measures 45.3 feet long and 64 feet wide. The world's most powerful X-ray telescope, Chandra will allow scientists from around the world to see previously invisible black holes and high-temperature gas clouds, giving the observatory the potential to rewrite the books on the structure and evolution of our universe.
Full Description
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Date:
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7/17/1999
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NASA Center:
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Kennedy Space Center
NASA_Center
Kennedy Space Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Space Shuttle
Subject_Category
Space Shuttle
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Space Probes
Subject_Category
Space Probes
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Deep Space Studies
Subject_Category
Deep Space Studies
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Payload
Keywords
Payload
Keywords
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Keywords:
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X-ray
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Keywords:
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Columbia
Keywords
Columbia
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Bay
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Keywords:
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Door
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Keywords:
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Inertial
Keywords
Inertial
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Upper
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Keywords:
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Stage
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Keywords:
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Observatory
Keywords
Observatory
Keywords
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Keywords:
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STS-93
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Keywords:
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Chandra
Keywords
Chandra
Keywords
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Keywords:
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IUS
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_what
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Columbia
facet_what
Columbia
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO)
facet_what
Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO)
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_where
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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7-17-1999
facet_when
7-17-1999
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1999
facet_when_year
1999
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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99PP-0854
Image_#
99PP-0854
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0854
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0854
UID
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Center:
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KSC
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Center Number:
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99PP-0854
Center_Number
99PP-0854
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-000854
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2000-000854
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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