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Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Assembling the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-1
Full Description:
This photograph shows the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-1 being assembled at TRW Systems of Redondo Beach, California. The HEAO was designed and developed by TRW, Inc. under the project management of the Marshall Space Flight Center. The first observatory, designated HEAO-1, was launched on August 12, 1977 aboard an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle and was designed to survey the sky for additional x-ray and gamma-ray sources as well as pinpointing their positions. The HEAO-1 was originally identified as HEAO-A but the designation was changed once the spacecraft achieved orbit.
Date of Image:
1977-01-01
Category:
High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)
term:
High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)
term:
HEAO-1
term:
TRW
facet_what:
Atlas
facet_what:
Centaur
facet_where:
California
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_when:
August 12, 1977
facet_when_year:
1977
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
7884320
NIX #:
MSFC-7884320
MSFC Negative Number:
7884320
UID:
SPD-MARSH-7884320
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