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In this fish-eye view, the Chandra X-ray Observatory rests inside the payload bay of the orbiter Columbia. Chandra...
S93-E-5033 (23 July 1999) --- Astronaut Eileen M. Collins, mission commander, looks over a procedures checklist at...
STS093-706-035 (23 July 1999)--- This 70mm frame shows the Chandra X-Ray observatory backdropped against the...
STS093-S-013 (27 June 1999) --- In this fish-eye view, the Chandra X-ray Observatory rests inside the payload bay of...
STS093-705-020 (23 July 1999)--- This 70mm frame shows the Chandra X-Ray observatory just before it was tilted...
S93-E-5031 (23 July 1999) --- Astronaut Eileen M. Collins, mission commander, looks over a procedures checklist at...
NASA's Sojourner rover is seen next to the rock "Shark," in this image taken by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP)...
This image is of the Crab Nebula in visible light photographed by the Hale Observatory optical telescope in 1959....
The Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) box-shaped X-ray Timing Instrument (XTI) is lifted and...
This image of the rock "Wedge" was taken from the Sojourner rover's rear color camera on Sol 37. The position of the...
Observation Date: 1 pointing on Dec 4, 2000 and 9 pointings between Nov 18 and Dec 5, 2008. Distance Estimate: About...
This artist's concept depicts the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 in orbit. The HEAO-2, the first imaging...
Astronomers have produced a highly detailed image of the Crab Nebula, by combining data from telescopes spanning...
Inside the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), the Chandra X-ray Observatory (top) lies in its protective container...
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers prepare the shrouded Chandra X-ray Observatory for its lift to a...
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers move the shrouded Chandra X-ray Observatory on its workstand to...
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers check the placement of the Chandra X-ray Observatory on the stand...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the MAXI...
STS-93 Mission Specialist Michel Tognini of France, who represents the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES),...
Inside the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers begin lifting the Chandra X-ray Observatory out of its...
In the Space Shuttle Main Engine Facility, the STS-93 crew poses in the nozzle of Space Shuttle Columbia's main...
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), the STS-93 crew pose in front of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which is...
Inside the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers check the overhead cable that will lift the Chandra X-ray...
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers watch as the overhead crane starts lifting the shrouded Chandra...