Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) Demolition
The science instrument mount/telescope flange leading to the telescope cavity. The port work area is where science instruments were connected to the telescope. Astronomers and the science team sat immediately to the left in the port work area on the modified C-141 Kuiper Airborne Observatory, (KAO) (NASA-714), (seats have been removed).
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NASA ID
ACD24-0161-008
Date Created
October 9, 2024
Center
ARC
Media Type
image
Photographer
Don Richey
Location
NASA Ames Research Center
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