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The Chandra X-ray observatory before deployment

auteur: Nasa/Novapix

référence: e-sou01-39004

Image Size 300 DPI: 34 * 34 cm

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, launched and deployed by the STS-93 Space Shuttle Columbia in July 1999.
Chandra is designed to observe X-rays from high energy regions of the universe, such as the remnants of exploded stars.

Keywords for this photo:

1999 - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITE - ASTRONOMY - CHANDRA - COLUMBIA - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - MANNED SPACEFLIGHT - PAYLOAD BAY - SPACE - SPACE SHUTTLE - STS-93 - X - X-RAY -