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ID: 12934
RXTE Photos
Released on May 1, 2018
Photos of the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer satellite in 1995, prior to its Dec. 30 launch. RXTE provided unprecedented views into the extreme environments around white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes until it was
decomissioned
on Jan. 4, 2012.
Credits
Scott Wiessinger
(USRA): Producer
Francis Reddy
(Syneren Technologies): Lead Science Writer
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. However, individual items should be credited as indicated above.
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Mission:
RXTE
This item is part of this series:
Astrophysics Stills
Keywords:
SVS >> Spacecraft
SVS >> X-ray
SVS >> Cleanroom
SVS >> Kennedy Space Center
SVS >> RXTE
NASA Science >> Universe
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