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The Chandra X-ray Observatory
 The Chandra X-ray Observatory
is the third in NASA's family of Great Observatories that includes
the Hubble Space Telescope and the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory.
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center manages the Chandra program. TRW (now NGST)
was the prime contractor for the spacecraft. Key subcontractors
include Ball Aerospace & Technologies, Inc., Eastman Kodak
Company, and Raytheon Optical Systems, Inc. The scientific
instruments were built by teams from MIT, Pennsylvania State
University, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, the Laboratory
for Space Research in the Netherlands, and the Max Planck Institute
in Germany. The Smithsonian's Chandra X-ray Center controls science
and flight operations from Cambridge, MA.
Press Kit Contents:
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Press Release & Contact
List
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Fact Sheets & Biographies
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Fact Sheets
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Cassiopeia A
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The Chandra X-ray Observatory
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Exploring the Invisible universe
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Chandra Quick Facts
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Biographies
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E. Weiler
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H. Tananbaum
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M. Weisskopf
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R. Kirshner
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Still Images & Animations/Video
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Still Images
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Cas A Chandra image
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Cas A Optical-X-ray comparison
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Cas A Rosat-Chandra comparison
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Cas A energy filtered image
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PKS 0637-752
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Animations/Video
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Supernova Explosion (animation)
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Chandra deployment (video)
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IUS, IPS burns to orbit (animation)
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Sunshade door open (animation)
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Chandra Light path (animation)
First Light Press Kit in
PDF Format (283 kb)
Watch replays of the Chandra X-ray Observatory First Light Briefing
at NASA Headquarters (requires RealPlayer).
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