In Brief: NASA's SIRTF switches on two instruments, takes first images

SIRTF AWAKE: NASA's Space Infrared Telescope Facility has switched on two of its instruments and captured some preliminary images, NASA said Sept. 3. It will take about a month to fully focus and fine-tune the telescope and cool it to its optimal operating temperature, NASA said. SIRTF was launched...

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