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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
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Installation of Chandra X-Ray Observatory Charged-Coupled Imaging Spectrometer
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Installation of Chandra X-Ray Observatory Charged-Coupled Imaging Spectrometer
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This photograph captures the installation of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, formerly Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), Advanced Charged-Coupled Device (CCD) Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) into the Vacuum Chamber at the X-Ray Calibration Facility (XRCF) at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The AXAF was renamed Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO) in 1999. The CXO is the most sophisticated and the world's most powerful x-ray telescope ever built. It observes x-rays from high-energy regions of the universe, such as hot gas in the remnants of exploded stars. The ACIS is one of two focal plane instruments. As the name suggests, this instrument is an array of CCDs similar to those used in a camcorder. This instrument will be especially useful because it can make x-ray images and measure the energies of incoming x-rays. It is the instrument of choice for studying the temperature variation across x-ray sources, such as vast clouds of hot-gas intergalactic space. MSFC's XRCF is the world's largest, most advanced laboratory for simulating x-ray emissions from distant celestial objects. It produces a space-like environment in which components related to x-ray telescope imaging are tested and the quality of their performances in space is predicted. TRW, Inc. was the prime contractor for the development of the CXO and NASA's MSFC was responsible for its project management. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory controls science and flight operations of the CXO for NASA from Cambridge, Massachusetts. The CXO was launched July 22, 1999 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-93).
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This photograph captures the installation of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, formerly Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), Advanced Charged-Coupled Device (CCD) Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) into the Vacuum Chamber at the X-Ray Calibration Facility (XRCF) at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The AXAF was renamed Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO) in 1999. The CXO is the most sophisticated and the world's most powerful x-ray telescope ever built. It observes x-rays from high-energy regions of the universe, such as hot gas in the remnants of exploded stars. The ACIS is one of two focal plane instruments. As the name suggests, this instrument is an array of CCDs similar to those used in a camcorder. This instrument will be especially useful because it can make x-ray images and measure the energies of incoming x-rays. It is the instrument of choice for studying the temperature variation across x-ray sources, such as vast clouds of hot-gas intergalactic space. MSFC's XRCF is the world's largest, most advanced laboratory for simulating x-ray emissions from distant celestial objects. It produces a space-like environment in which components related to x-ray telescope imaging are tested and the quality of their performances in space is predicted. TRW, Inc. was the prime contractor for the development of the CXO and NASA's MSFC was responsible for its project management. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory controls science and flight operations of the CXO for NASA from Cambridge, Massachusetts. The CXO was launched July 22, 1999 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-93).
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1997-04-15
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1997-04-15
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History of Chandra X-Ray Observatory
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History of Chandra X-Ray Observatory
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory
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Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility
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Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility
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AXAF
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CXO. Advanced Charged-Coupled Device (CCD) Imaging Spectrometer
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CXO. Advanced Charged-Coupled Device (CCD) Imaging Spectrometer
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ACIS
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Spectrometer
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Spectrometer
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO)
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO)
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Columbia
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Columbia
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Massachusetts
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Massachusetts
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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1999
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1999
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July 22, 1999
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July 22, 1999
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1999
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1999
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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9703626
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MSFC-9703626
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9703626
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9703626
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SPD-MARSH-9703626
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SPD-MARSH-9703626
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