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KSC-02pd1035

NASA / KSC · 2002-06-19 · photograph (digital archive)

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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — On Launch Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft moves inside the gantry where it will be encapsulated and mated with the launch vehicle. CONTOUR will provide the first detailed look into the heart of a comet -- the nucleus.

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Credit lineKSC-02pd1035. NASA/KSC, 2002-06-19. Public domain. ID: KSC-02pd1035.
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