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Preparation for
Launch
In the Vertical Processing Facility, TRW (now NGST) technicians check the point of
attachment of the solar panel array at right. (Photo:
NASA)
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Preparation for
Launch
In the Vertical Processing Facility, TRW (now NGST) technicians look at the point of
attachment on the Chandra X-ray Observatory, at left, for the solar panel
array (behind them). They are getting ready to attach and deploy the solar
panel. (Photo: NASA)
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Preparation for
Launch
In the Vertical Processing Facility, STS-93 Pilot Jeff Ashby gets a close
look at the Chandra X-ray Observatory. (Photo:
NASA)
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Preparation for
Launch
In the Vertical Processing Facility, STS-93 Pilot Jeffrey S. Ashby and
Commander Eileen Collins join a TRW (now NGST) technician observing the Chandra X-ray
Observatory on top of a work stand. (Photo:
NASA)
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Preparation for
Launch
During payload familiarization, four members of the STS-93 crew pose in
front of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which is in the Vertical Processing
Facility. From left are Commander Eileen Collins, Mission Specialists
Michel Tognini and Catherine Coleman, and Pilot Jeffrey Ashby. (Photo: NASA)
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Preparation for
Launch
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), the Chandra X-ray Observatory
is the object of attention of the STS-93 crew and workers on the floor.
(Photo: NASA)
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Preparation for
Launch
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers prepare the shrouded
Chandra X-ray Observatory for its lift to a vertical position. The
telescope will undergo final installation of associated electronic
components; it will also be tested, fueled and mated with the Inertial
Upper Stage booster. A set of integrated tests will follow. (Photo: NASA)
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Preparation for
Launch
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers keep watch on the crane
lifting the shrouded Chandra X-ray Observatory to a vertical position.
(Photo: NASA)
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Preparation for
Launch
In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), workers move the shrouded
Chandra X-ray Observatory on its workstand to the scaffolding behind it.
(Photo: NASA)
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