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1998 Press Releases
Image Date Title Org.

21 Dec 98NASA Names Premier X-Ray Observatory and Schedules LaunchCXC

13 Oct 98NASA Delays Shipment of X-Ray Telescope to Kennedy Space Center to Allow Additional TestingNASA

08 Jul 98NASA X-Ray Observatory Completes Tests Under Harsh Simulated Space ConditionsMSFC

25 Jun 98Shuttle Astronauts Visit NASA's X-Ray Observatory Operations Control Center in Cambridge to Coordinate Plans for LaunchASC

16 Apr 98NASA Announces Contest to Name X-Ray ObservatoryNASA

12 Mar 98Assembly of NASA's Most Powerful X-Ray Telescope CompletedNASA

11 Mar 98First AXAF Fellowships AwardedASC