High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)
Managed by the Marshall Space Flight Center and built by TRW, the second High Energy Astronomy Observatory was launched November 13, 1978. The observatory carried the largest X-ray telescope ever built and was renamed the Einstein Observatory after achieving orbit.
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NASA ID
7890333
Date Created
January 1, 1978
Center
MSFC
Media Type
image
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