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Astro-E2 XRS Dewar
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The XRS dewar is being worked on by technicians from Sumitomo Heavy Industries.
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This is the dewar with an x-ray source mounted on top of it for calibration. You can see data being displayed on the monitor in the foreground.
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Last Updated: Tuesday, 05-Sep-2006 12:03:01 EDT