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NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory is unloaded from an Air Force C-5 Galaxy after arrival at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Feb. 4, 1999. The world's most powerful X-ray telescope is being prepared for launch aboard Space Shuttle mission STS-93.

Photo: Dennis Keim, NASA


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NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory is transported past the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., after arriving on an Air Force C-5 Galaxy on Feb. 4, 1999. The world's most powerful X-ray telescope is being prepared for launch aboard Space Shuttle mission STS-93.

Photo: Dennis Keim, NASA


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NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is lowered into its shipping container at TRW Space and Electronics Group in Redondo Beach, Calif., in preparation for airlift to Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Thursday, Feb. 4, 1999. The world's most powerful X-ray telescope is scheduled for launch this year. The program is managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Photo: Dennis Keim, NASA


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NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is lowered into its shipping container at TRW Space and Electronics Group in Redondo Beach, Calif., in preparation for airlift to Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Thursday, Feb. 4, 1999. The world's most powerful X-ray telescope is scheduled for launch this year. The program is managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Photo: Dennis Keim, NASA


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Double-bagged to protect it from contamination, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is prepared for shipment from TRW Space and Electronics Group in Redondo Beach, Calif., to the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Thursday, Feb. 4, 1999. The world's most powerful X-ray telescope is scheduled for launch this year. The program is managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Photo: Dennis Keim, NASA


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