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National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899 FOR RELEASE: 07/19/1999 PHOTO NO: KSC-99PP-0894 |
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| KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The group waiting in the Apollo/Saturn V Center for the launch of STS-93 pose for a photo. Among the spectators gathered are First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin, astronauts, and attendees of a Women in Space forum, including Donna Shalala, secretary , Department of Health and Human Services. Much attention has been generated over the launch due to Commander Eileen M. Collins, the first woman to serve as commander of a Shuttle mission. The primary payload of the five-day mission is the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which will allow scientists from around the world to study some of the most distant, powerful and dynamic objects in the universe. The new telescope is 20 to 50 times more sensitive than any previous X-ray telescope and is expected to unlock the secrets of supernovae, quasars and black holes. Liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for 12:36 a.m. EDT July 20 | |
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