Swift Spacecraft Launched and in On-Orbit Checkout
Credit: CARLETON BAILIE/BOEING
NASA's Swift gamma ray burst observatory is being commanded through its checkout in orbit by a control team at Pennsylvania State University, following the spacecraft's launch Nov. 20 from Cape Canaveral on board a Boeing Delta II booster. The 3,324-lb. spacecraft is designed to "swiftly" shift its...
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