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A General Dynamics technician prepares to test the deployment mechanism on GLAST's solar arrays. The telescope will explore the most extreme environments in the universe, and answer questions about supermassive black hole systems, pulsars, the origin of cosmic rays and study the mystery of powerful explosions known as gamma-ray bursts. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann March 21, 2008 NASA......
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In Hangar M on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the first stage of the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is uncovered on the truck trailer that delivered it. The rocket will launch the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, from Launch Pad 17-B. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton Feb. 6, 2008 NASA Identifier: 222148main_1ststage-lg_full...
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At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Delta II rocket's second stage for the GLAST mission has arrived at Hangar M and is prepared for weighing. The Delta rocket will be used to launch the GLAST spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Feb. 19, 2008 NASA Identifier: 222189main_2ndstage-lg_full...
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In the Astrotech payload processing facility near Kennedy Space Center in Florida, General Dynamics technicians check the GLAST spacecraft as an overhead crane is lowered over it. After the crane is securely attached, the spacecraft will be lifted and moved to a work stand in the facility for a complete checkout of the scientific instruments aboard. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett March 5,......
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In the Astrotech payload processing facility near the Kennedy Space Center, the shipping container covering the GLAST spacecraft is lifted to reveal the protected equipment inside. Workers will prepare for a complete checkout of the telescope's scientific instruments. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett March 4, 2008 NASA Identifier: 222554main_uncover-lg_full...
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On Pad 17-B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the mobile service tower (left) approaches the Delta II rocket that will carry the GLAST spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann March 27, 2008 NASA Identifier: 222253main_rocketstructure-lg_full...
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Under a waning moon at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the Delta II rocket set to launch NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope is poised to receive the first of nine strap-on solid rocket boosters. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis March 27, 2008 NASA Identifier: 222282main_rocketmoon-lg_full...
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Technicians guide one of twin solar arrays toward NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope. The spacecraft will launch aboard a Delta II rocket from Launch Pad 17-B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. A powerful space observatory, the GLAST will explore the most extreme environments in the universe. Photo credit: NASA/Chris Rhodes March 20, 2008 NASA Identifier: 222586main_spanel-lg_full...
