Chandra X-ray Observatory

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  1. Official Site: Chandra X-ray Observatory
  2. Wikipedia: Chandra X-ray Observatory
  3. NASA: Chandra X-ray Observatory
  4. Official Site: Chandra X-ray Science Center (CXC)
  5. Shuttle Press Kit: STS-93 Payload: Chandra X-ray Observatory
  6. Official Site: ChandraBlog
  7. Video: How Chandra Does What It Does (4:04)

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Chandra X-ray Observatory Timeline

  • 1976: The Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF) project is proposed to NASA
  • 1992: Initial spacecraft design is downscaled to reduce increasing costs
  • 1998: Project is renamed Chandra X-ray Observatory in honor of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
  • July 23, 1999: Chandra X-ray Observatory is deployed in space by shuttle Columbia flight STS-93
  • 2007: The spacecraft celebrates its eight year of operation