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Chandra, United States of America



Two transmission gratings used in the Chandra telescope

Two transmission gratings used in the Chandra telescope to investigate temperature and chemical composition.

  • The assembled telescope before unveiling
    The assembled telescope before unveiling.
  • Chandra X-ray telescope is put in a vacuuum chamber
    The Chandra X-ray telescope is put in a vacuuum chamber for testing.
  • Chandra observatory's High-Resolution Mirror Assembly
    Workers at Eastman Kodak in Rochester, N.Y., check the alignment of the...
  • The optical bench is mated with the high resolution mirror assembly.
    The optical bench is mated with the high resolution mirror assembly.
  • Two transmission gratings used in the Chandra telescope
    Two transmission gratings used in the Chandra telescope to investigate...

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