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High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)
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This photograph shows the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-1 being assembled at TRW Systems of Redondo Beach, California. The HEAO was designed and developed by TRW, Inc. under the project management of the Marshall Space Flight Center. The first observatory, designated HEAO-1, was launched on August 12, 1977 aboard an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle and was designed to survey the sky for additional x-ray and gamma-ray sources as well as pinpointing their positions.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineHigh Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO). NASA/MSFC, 1977-01-01. Public domain. ID: 8003533.
