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NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Begins Tests in Simulated Space Environment
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is prepared for insertion into TRW's thermal vacuum test chamber. The test chamber duplicates the extreme heat, cold and vacuum of space. Successful completion of these tests verifies that the X-ray observatory's subsystems can survive the environment in which they must operate. TRW photo
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Chandra X-ray Observatory Successfully Completes Tests
Workers at TRW guide the Chandra X-ray Observatory from the thermal vacuum test chamber at TRW's Redondo Beach, Calif., facility. After this test, that simulated the harsh space environment, the observatory will undergo continued electrical and communications testing until ready for delivery to Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for launch aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. TRW photo
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