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Orbiting Astronomical Observatory C stands in the Hangar AE clean room at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, following the mounting of its stationary solar panels.

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English: Orbiting Astronomical Observatory C stands in the Hangar AE clean room at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, following the mounting of its stationary solar panels. Once in orbit, the observatory was named Copernicus in honor of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543), the Polish astronomer regarded as the founder of modern astronomy. Credit: National Archives (255-CB-72-H-873)
Date 19 August 2022, 16:45:00 (upload date)
Source 50th Anniversary of NASA's Copernicus Mission
Author NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc./Sophia Roberts, University of Maryland College Park/Francis Reddy, NASA/GSFC/Brad Cenko
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Neutron Star; Space; Galaxy; Ast; Astrophysics; Black Hole; Star; Universe; Pulsar; X-ray; Ultraviolet

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