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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Kalifornien - In der Astrotech-Nutzlastverarbeitungsanlage auf der Vandenberg Air Force Base in Kalifornien wird die Spitze des Schiffscontainers vom Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) der NASA angehoben. Der Satellit wird den gesamten Himmel bei infraroten Wellenlängen überwachen und eine kosmische Clearingstelle für hunderte Millionen Objekte schaffen, die katalogisiert werden und ein riesiges Wissensschatz über das Sonnensystem, die Milchstraße und das Universum bieten. Der Start ist frühestens am 10. Dezember geplant. Bildnachweis: NASA / Doug Kolkow, VAFB KSC-2009-4738

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Kalifornien - In der Astrotech-Nutzlastverarbeitungsanlage auf der Vandenberg Air Force Base in Kalifornien wird die Spitze des Schiffscontainers vom Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) der NASA angehoben. Der Satellit wird den gesamten Himmel bei infraroten Wellenlängen überwachen und eine kosmische Clearingstelle für hunderte Millionen Objekte schaffen, die katalogisiert werden und ein riesiges Wissensschatz über das Sonnensystem, die Milchstraße und das Universum bieten. Der Start ist frühestens am 10. Dezember geplant. Bildnachweis: NASA / Doug Kolkow, VAFB

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