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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO) at Johnson Space Center
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO) at Johnson Space Center
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This Quick Time movie depicts the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO), formerly Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), in its entirety, at the orbital processing facility at the Johnson Space Center. In 1999, the AXAF was renamed the CXO in honor of the late Indian-American Novel Laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. The CXO is the most sophisticated and the world?s most powerful x-ray telescope ever built. It is designed to observe x-rays from high energy regions of the Universe, such as hot gas in the remnants of exploded stars. It produces picture-like images of x-ray emissions analogous to those made in visible light, as well as gathers data on the chemical composition of x-ray radiating objects. The CXO helps astronomers worldwide better understand the structure and evolution of the universe by studying powerful sources of x-rays such as exploding stars, matter falling into black holes, and other exotic celestial objects. TRW, Inc. was the prime contractor for the development of the CXO and NASA?s Marshall Space Flight Center was responsible for its project management. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory controls science and flight operations of the CXO for NASA from Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Observatory was launched July 22, 1999 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-93 mission.
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This Quick Time movie depicts the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO), formerly Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), in its entirety, at the orbital processing facility at the Johnson Space Center. In 1999, the AXAF was renamed the CXO in honor of the late Indian-American Novel Laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. The CXO is the most sophisticated and the world?s most powerful x-ray telescope ever built. It is designed to observe x-rays from high energy regions of the Universe, such as hot gas in the remnants of exploded stars. It produces picture-like images of x-ray emissions analogous to those made in visible light, as well as gathers data on the chemical composition of x-ray radiating objects. The CXO helps astronomers worldwide better understand the structure and evolution of the universe by studying powerful sources of x-rays such as exploding stars, matter falling into black holes, and other exotic celestial objects. TRW, Inc. was the prime contractor for the development of the CXO and NASA?s Marshall Space Flight Center was responsible for its project management. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory controls science and flight operations of the CXO for NASA from Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Observatory was launched July 22, 1999 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-93 mission.
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1999-01-24
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1999-01-24
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Microgravity
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Microgravity
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory
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CXO
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Quick Time Movie
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Quick Time Movie
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Visible Light
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Visible Light
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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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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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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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Reference Number:
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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MIX #:
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9906945
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MSFC-9906945
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9906945
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9906945
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SPD-MARSH-9906945
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SPD-MARSH-9906945
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