Chandra photo and video advisory

Photos:

For images of S. Chandrasekhar and the Chandra X-ray Observatory (300 dpi, JPEG format), see http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/photos/chandra.

Video:

The launch and intial activation of the Chandra X-ray Observatory will be broadcast live on NASA TV.

Around the clock, up-to-the-minute commentary, television and briefings will origiante from the Operations Control Center in Cambridge, Mass.

NASA Television is available on GE-2, transponder 9C at 85 degrees west longitude, with vertical polarization. Frequency is on 3880.0 megahertz, with audio on 6.8 megahertz.

For information on previously released video footage or to obtain a videotape copy of any footage, news media may contact the Media Relations Office at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center at (256) 544-0034.