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Orbiting Astronomical Observatory-1 Shroud Test in Space Power Chambers
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Orbiting Astronomical Observatory-1 Shroud Test in Space Power Chambers

NASA / GRC · 1965-07-23 · photograph (digital archive)

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Preparations for a shroud jettison test for the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory-1 (OAO-1) satellite in the Space Power Chambers facility at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center. The satellite was to be launched on an Atlas-Agena rocket in the spring of 1966. The 3900-pound payload was the heaviest ever attempted by Agena. The satellite was the first of three equipped with powerful telescopes to study ultraviolet data from specific stars and galaxies.

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Credit lineOrbiting Astronomical Observatory-1 Shroud Test in Space Power Chambers. NASA/GRC, 1965-07-23. Public domain. ID: GRC-1965-C-01864.
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