This week in 1977, the High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1, designed to survey the sky for X-ray and gamma ray energy sources, launched aboard an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle.
This week in 1977, the High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1, designed to survey the sky for X-ray and gamma ray energy sources, launched aboard an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle. Launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the HEAO program was managed by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, and included two additional low-Earth-orbiting spacecraft. The NASA History Program documents and preserves NASA’s remarkable history through a variety of products — photos, press kits, press releases, mission transcripts and administrators’ speeches. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the History Program’s Web page.
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