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Animations & Video: Spacecraft Assembly
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Mirror Assembly
1. Chandra Mirror Assembly
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QuickTime (11.6 MB)
AVI (6.2 MB)

Assembly of Chandra's high-resolution mirrors.
[Runtime: 0:35]
(Video: NASA)

Examining Chandra
2. Astronauts Examine Chandra
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STS-93 Crew inspects Chandra in the cleanroom of the prime contractor, TRW (now NGST).
[Runtime: 0:38]
(Video: NASA)

Mirror Assembly and Shipment
3. Chandra Mirror Assembly and Shipment
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Technicians complete assembly of Chandra's high resolution mirrors and prepare it for shipment to Marshall Space Flight Center for testing.
[Runtime: 1:47]
(Video: NASA)

X-ray Testing
4. X-ray Testing
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Chandra's mirrors undergo testing at the Marshall Space Flight Center's X-ray Calibration Facility.
[Runtime: 1:32]
(Video: NASA)

Looking Good
5. Looking Good
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Comparison of Chandra's imaging capabilities to those of previous X-ray telescopes.
[Runtime: 0:27]
(Video: NASA)

Mating
6. Mating
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Chandra telescope assembly is mated with the spacecraft system at prime contractor TRW (now NGST). [Runtime: 0:34]
(Video: NASA)

Science Instrument Module
7. Science Instrument Module
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Chandra's Science Instrument Module is mated with the Observatory.
[Runtime: 0:37]
(Video: NASA)

Solar Arrays
8. Solar Arrays
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AVI (7.1 MB)

Chandra undergoes solar array deployment test at TRW (now NGST).
[Runtime: 1:03]
(Video: NASA)

Final Assembly
9. Chandra Final Assembly
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Technicians put the final wrapping on the Chandra X-ray Observatory at TRW (now NGST).
[Runtime: 2:05]
(Video: NASA)

Ready for Testing
10. Chandra Ready for Testing
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Assembled spacecraft is moved for further testing.
[Runtime: 0:56]
(Video: NASA)

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Completed Observatory
1. Completed Observatory
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QuickTime (8.8 MB)
AVI (13.5 MB)

Completed Chandra observatory is unveiled at TRW (now NGST) prior to shipment to the Kennedy Space Center for launch.
[Runtime: 2:30]
(Video: NASA)

IUS Arrival
2. IUS Arrival
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The Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) which will boost the Chandra Observatory from the Shuttle's Low Earth Orbit to its final high elliptical orbit.
[Runtime: 1:29]
(Video: NASA)

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