Detail View: NASA Kennedy Center Media Archive Collection: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- -- At Building AE, the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) is prepared for testing. SIRTF is scheduled for launch aboard a Delta II rocket from Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. SIRTF will obtain images and spectra by detecting the infrared energy, or heat, radiated by objects in space.
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Description:
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- -- At Building AE, the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) is prepared for testing. SIRTF is scheduled for launch aboard a Delta II rocket from Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. SIRTF will obtain images and spectra by detecting the infrared energy, or heat, radiated by objects in space.
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Release Date:
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03/07/2003
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Photo Credit:
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NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Release:
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899
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facet_what:
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SIRTF
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facet_where:
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Florida
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facet_when:
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03-07-2003
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facet_when_year:
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2003
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Photo Number:
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KSC-03PD-0620
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UID:
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SPD-KSCMA-KSC-03PD-0620
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original url:
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http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=18673
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