NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

For release: 07-11-03
Photo release #: 03-116

Spacecraft for NASA mission to test Einstein's theory arrives at Vandenberg Air Force Base launch site

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Gravity Probe B space vehicle

The space vehicle for Gravity Probe B -- an experiment to evaluate Einstein's theory of the structure of the universe -- has been shipped from Lockheed Martin Corporation's Facility in Sunnyvale, Calif., to the launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., after completing environmental testing.

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., manages the Gravity Probe B program. NASA's prime contractor for the mission, Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., conceived the experiment and is responsible for the design and integration of the science instrument, as well as for mission operations and data analysis. Lockheed Martin, a major subcontractor, designed, integrated and tested the spacecraft and some of its major payload components. The launch is the responsibility of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Russ Underwood, Lockheed Martin Corporation)

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