NASA celebrates Chandra X-Ray Observatory's 10th anniversary
Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 09:42
in Astronomy & Space
Ten years ago, on July 23, 1999, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched aboard the space shuttle Columbia and deployed into orbit. Chandra has doubled its original five-year mission, ushering in an unprecedented decade of discovery for the high-energy universe.