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July 17, 1999: Chandra X-ray Observatory is enclosed in Space Shuttle Columbia's payload bay.
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July 17, 1999: Chandra X-ray Observatory is enclosed in Space Shuttle Columbia's payload bay.
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July 17, 1999: Chandra X-ray Observatory is enclosed in Space Shuttle Columbia's payload bay.
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July 17, 1999: Chandra X-ray Observatory is enclosed in Space Shuttle Columbia's payload bay.
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June 27, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory is moved into the payload bay of the orbiter Columbia.
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June 27, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory is moved into the payload bay of the orbiter Columbia.
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June 18, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory is prepared for transfer to Launch Pad 39B.
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June 18, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory is prepared for transfer to Launch Pad 39B.
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June 18, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory is prepared for transfer to Launch Pad 39B.
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June 18, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory is prepared for transfer to Launch Pad 39B.
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June 7, 1999: Columbia after rollout to Launch Pad 39B
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June 7, 1999: Columbia after rollout to Launch Pad 39B
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June 7, 1999: Columbia after rollout to Launch Pad 39B
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June 7, 1999: Columbia after rollout to Launch Pad 39B
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June 4, 1999: Workers in the VPF observe the lower end of the IUS to be mated to the Chandra X-ray Observatory
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June 4, 1999: STS-93 Mission Specialists Coleman and Tognini check out the Chandra X-ray Observatory
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June 4, 1999: STS-93 Mission Specialists Coleman and Tognini check out a control panel for the Chandra X-ray Observatory
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June 2, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory is mated to its Inertial Upper Stage in the Vertical Processing Facility June 2, 1999 at the Kennedy Space Center in Fla.
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March 26, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory is prepped for solar panel deployment
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March 26, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory is prepped for solar panel deployment
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March 26, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory is prepped for solar panel deployment
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March 26, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory is prepped for solar panel deployment
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March 26, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory is prepped for solar panel deployment
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March 26, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory is prepped for solar panel deployment
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March 24, 1999: The STS-93 crew takes part in payload familiarization of the Chandra X-ray Observatory
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March 24, 1999: The STS-93 crew takes part in payload familiarization of the Chandra X-ray Observatory
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March 24, 1999: The STS-93 crew takes part in payload familiarization of the Chandra X-ray Observatory
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March 24, 1999: The STS-93 crew takes part in payload familiarization of the Chandra X-ray Observatory
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March 24, 1999: The STS-93 crew takes part in payload familiarization of the Chandra X-ray Observatory
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March 24, 1999: The STS-93 crew takes part in payload familiarization of the Chandra X-ray Observatory
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March 24, 1999: The STS-93 crew takes part in payload familiarization of the Chandra X-ray Observatory
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February 10, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory is lifted to vertical in the VPF
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February 10, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory is lifted to vertical in the VPF
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February 10, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory is lifted to vertical in the VPF
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February 10, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory is lifted to vertical in the VPF
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February 9, 1999: The STS-93 crew look over the Chandra X-ray Observatory in the VPF
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February 9, 1999: The STS-93 crew look over the Chandra X-ray Observatory in the VPF
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February 8, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory prepped for removal from its container in the Vertical Processing Facility
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February 8, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory prepped for removal from its container in the Vertical Processing Facility
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February 8, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory prepped for removal from its container in the Vertical Processing Facility
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February 8, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory removed from its container in the Vertical Processing Facility
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February 8, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory moved to a stand in the Vertical Processing Facility
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February 8, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory moved to a stand in the Vertical Processing Facility
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February 8, 1999: The Chandra X-ray Observatory moved to a stand in the Vertical Processing Facility
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