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Introduction Press Release Visuals

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SSC2003-03a: "Aliveness Test" Image.

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Artist's conception of SIRTF ejecting its dust cover.

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Artist rendition of SIRTF in its heliocentric orbit.

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The Space Infrared Telescope Facility launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Monday, Aug. 25, 2003, at 1:35 a.m. EDT (Sunday, August 24, at 10:35 p.m. PDT).

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The Space Infrared Telescope Facility launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Monday, Aug. 25, 2003, at 1:35 a.m. EDT (Sunday, August 24, at 10:35 p.m. PDT).

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The Space Infrared Telescope Facility launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Monday, Aug. 25, 2003, at 1:35 a.m. EDT (Sunday, August 24, at 10:35 p.m. PDT).

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The Space Infrared Telescope Facility launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Monday, Aug. 25, 2003, at 1:35 a.m. EDT (Sunday, August 24, at 10:35 p.m. PDT).

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The Space Infrared Telescope Facility launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Monday, Aug. 25, 2003, at 1:35 a.m. EDT (Sunday, August 24, at 10:35 p.m. PDT).

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The Delta II rocket moments before launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Monday, Aug. 25, 2003.

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