Rollingthunder
13th Jun 2012, 21:43
Can't imagine how long it's been since I saw one.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/13/article-0-13953D8E000005DC-885_634x344.jpg
NASA has launched its latest X-ray space telescope on a two-year hunt for black holes lurking in the heart of the Milky Way and other galaxies.
The telescope was launched by a rocket released from a carrier aircraft that took off from the remote Kwajalein Atoll, a horseshoe-shaped island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
The telescope then separated from the rocket as planned and unfurled its solar panels as it orbited about 350 miles (563 kilometers) above the Earth
DM
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/13/article-0-13953D8E000005DC-885_634x344.jpg
NASA has launched its latest X-ray space telescope on a two-year hunt for black holes lurking in the heart of the Milky Way and other galaxies.
The telescope was launched by a rocket released from a carrier aircraft that took off from the remote Kwajalein Atoll, a horseshoe-shaped island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
The telescope then separated from the rocket as planned and unfurled its solar panels as it orbited about 350 miles (563 kilometers) above the Earth
DM