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Spacelab

NASA / MSFC · 1990-12-01 · photograph (digital archive)

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In this photograph, the instruments of the Astro-1 Observatory are erected in the cargo bay of the Columbia orbiter. Astro-1 was launched aboard the the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia (STS-35) mission on December 2, 1990. The Astro Observatory was designed to explore the universe by observing and measuring the ultraviolet radiation from celestial objects.

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Astro-1 STS-35 Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope Broad Band X-Ray Telescope HUT WUPP UIT BBXRT

Credit lineSpacelab. NASA/MSFC, 1990-12-01. Public domain. ID: 9128663.

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