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Date
2003-08-05
ID
canister0805_09
Type
Photograph
Credit
NASA/KSC

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Name
Spitzer Space Telescope
Type
Technology > Observatory > Telescope

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Spitzer in the Canister

Workers at Kennedy Space Center on August 5, 2003 enclose the Spitzer Space Telescope in its payload canister, which protects the Observatory on its journey to the launch pad.