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Name of Image:
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Endeavour (STS-67) launch
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MIX #:
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9502566
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NIX #:
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MSFC-9502566
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Date of Image:
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1995-03-02
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Category:
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Space Shuttle Project
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Full Description:
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The Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-67) embarks on NASA's longest shuttle flight to date, carrying a complement of unique telescopes that will give astronomers a view of the universe impossible to obtain from the ground. The 15-day mission will allow the crew to conduct round-the-clock observations with the ASTRO-2 observatory, a trio of telescopes designed to study the universe of ultraviolet astronomy. Because of Earth's protective ozone layer ultraviolet light from celestial objects does not reach gound-based telescopes, and such studies can only be conducted from space.
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(MRPO) MRD/SPD Discipline(s):
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n/a
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(MRPO) Subject Type:
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n/a
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Keywords:
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Around Marshall, STS Missions, STS-67 launch
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MSFC Negative Number:
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9502566
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Reference Number:
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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