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Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) from 2008
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Special Delivery
The truck carrying the Unite
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6/3/08
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The truck carrying the United Launch Alliance Delta II first stage arrives at Hangar M on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Delta rocket will be used to launch the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST from Launch Pad 17-B. </br></br> Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton</br> Feb. 6, 2008 |
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6/3/08 |
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Second Stage
At Cape Canaveral Air Force
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6/3/08
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At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Delta II rocket's second stage for the GLAST mission has arrived at Hangar M and is prepared for weighing. The Delta rocket will be used to launch the GLAST spacecraft. </br></br> Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett</br> Feb. 19, 2008 |
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6/3/08 |
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Delta Prepared
On Pad 17-B on Cape Canavera
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6/3/08
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On Pad 17-B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the mobile service tower (left) approaches the Delta II rocket that will carry the GLAST spacecraft. </br></br> Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann</br> March 27, 2008 |
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6/3/08 |
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GLAST Arrives
Tucked inside a shipping con
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6/3/08
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Tucked inside a shipping container, NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope arrives by truck at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where the spacecraft will under go final preparations before launch. GLAST will launch aboard a Delta II rocket from Launch Pad 17-B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. </br></br> Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett</br> March 4, 2008 |
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6/3/08 |
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Opening the Package
In the Astrotech payload pro
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6/3/08
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In the Astrotech payload processing facility near the Kennedy Space Center, the shipping container covering the GLAST spacecraft is lifted to reveal the protected equipment inside. Workers will prepare for a complete checkout of the telescope's scientific instruments. </br></br> Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett</br> March 4, 2008 |
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6/3/08 |
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The Reveal
In the Astrotech payload pro
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6/3/08
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In the Astrotech payload processing facility near Kennedy Space Center in Florida, General Dynamics technicians check the GLAST spacecraft as an overhead crane is lowered over it. After the crane is securely attached, the spacecraft will be lifted and moved to a work stand in the facility for a complete checkout of the scientific instruments aboard. </br></br> Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett</br> March 5, 2008 |
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6/3/08 |
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GLAST Get Arrays
Technicians guide one of twi
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6/3/08
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Technicians guide one of twin solar arrays toward NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope. The spacecraft will launch aboard a Delta II rocket from Launch Pad 17-B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. A powerful space observatory, the GLAST will explore the most extreme environments in the universe. </br></br> Photo credit: NASA/Chris Rhodes</br> March 20, 2008 |
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6/3/08 |
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GLAST Launches From Kennedy
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Spacecraft begins mission to
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Spacecraft begins mission to study gamma rays. |
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Mission to the Universe
Go behind the scenes as a De
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6/10/08
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Mission to the Universe |
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6/10/08 |
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Go behind the scenes as a Delta II rocket prepares to launch the GLAST spacecraft. |
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GLASTcast Episode 3: Swift a
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NASA's GLAST mission is an a
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6/10/08
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GLASTcast Episode 3: Swift and GLAST |
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6/10/08 |
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NASA's GLAST mission is an astrophysics and particle physics partnership, developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, along with important contributions from academic institutions and partners in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, and the U.S. |
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GLASTcast Special Edition: L
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NASA's GLAST mission is an a
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6/10/08
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GLASTcast Special Edition: Launching a Spacecraft |
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6/10/08 |
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NASA's GLAST mission is an astrophysics and particle physics partnership, developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, along with important contributions from academic institutions and partners in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, and the U.S. |
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GLAST Music Video
Download a 10-minute music v
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6/10/08
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GLAST Music Video |
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6/10/08 |
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Download a 10-minute music video showing footage and animations related to NASA's GLAST mission. |
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GLAST Launches
The GLAST spacecraft launche
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6/10/08
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GLAST Launches |
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6/10/08 |
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The GLAST spacecraft launches into orbit. |
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GLAST Cast Episode 5
NASA's GLAST mission is an a
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8/7/08
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GLAST Cast Episode 5 |
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8/7/08 |
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NASA's GLAST mission is an astrophysics and particle physics partnership, developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, along with important contributions from academic institutions and partners in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, and the U.S. |
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