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Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier Hardware
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Width & Height (in inches): 36 x 23
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Caption: Traveling wave tube amplifier, at bottom, with necessary electronic power conditioner, that has been incorporated into the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter for returning data from the moon to Earth. NASA's Glenn Research Center, Cleveland supervised the design and manufacture of this hardware.
Credit: Courtesy NASA

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Traveling Wave Tube and Technician
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Width & Height (in inches): 36 x 54
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Caption: Traveling wave tube amplifier provided by NASA's Glenn Research Center being checked out by Goddard Space Flight Center technician in the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter clean room while still on its shipping and handling plate.
Credit: Courtesy NASA

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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
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Width & Height (in inches): 8 x 10
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Caption: Fully deployed Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, with solar arrays and circular high gain antenna used to send data back to Earth ground stations.
Credit: Courtesy NASA

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