Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Endeavour (STS-67) launch
Full Description:
The Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-67) embarks on NASA's longest shuttle flight to date, carrying a complement of unique telescopes that will give astronomers a view of the universe impossible to obtain from the ground. The 15-day mission will allow the crew to conduct round-the-clock observations with the ASTRO-2 observatory, a trio of telescopes designed to study the universe of ultraviolet astronomy. Because of Earth's protective ozone layer ultraviolet light from celestial objects does not reach gound-based telescopes, and such studies can only be conducted from space.
Date of Image:
1995-03-02
Category:
Space Shuttle Project
term:
Around Marshall
term:
STS Missions
term:
STS-67 launch
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Endeavour
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
9502566
NIX #:
MSFC-9502566
MSFC Negative Number:
9502566
UID:
SPD-MARSH-9502566
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