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XRS-2 → Photos →Launch preparations →Mirror Inspection

Seven people in clean-room suits look on as they take photos of the top of the satellite, which protrudes through the platform on which they stand. (68K JPEG)

Last chance to inspect the X-ray mirrors before the nose fairing goes on. The elevator with a spacecraft-sized hole in the middle is very useful for this sort of thing.



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    Last Updated: Friday, 08-Jul-2005 01:21:04 EDT