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AXAF: The Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics FacilityX-rays are produced by violent, energetic, and explosive phenomena in the universe. The Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF) is an orbiting observatory designed to view these X-rays. The National Academy of Sciences Survey Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics has recommended AXAF as the #1 priority among all major new astronomy programs. The scientific importance of AXAF was also highlighted by the Academy's Survey Committee on Physics. Why has AXAF earned such enthusiastic support, not only among astronomers, but also broadly within the nation's scientific community?
Document ID
20050131680
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Other
Authors
Pellerin, Charles J. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Weisskopf, Martin C. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Neal, Valerie (Essex Corp. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2005
Subject Category
Astronomy
Report/Patent Number
NASA-EP 251
Report Number: NASA-EP 251
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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