What does AXAF stand for?

That chapter addresses additional topics: international cooperation; relations with the human space progra m; the gamma-ray, X-ray, optical, infrared, and radio-astronomy programs; general relativity; the Hubble Space Telescope; the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, formerly known as the Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF); the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF); the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO); and an extrapolation of the future.

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Originally dubbed the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility, the satellite was renamed in December after a contest that drew more than 6,000 entries.

Next year, NASA will launch the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), the last of three space telescopes.

This award also extends TRW's legacy of building mission-enabling spacecraft for NASA's challenging space science missions, including the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, launched in 1991, and the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), scheduled for launch in early 1999," added Maguire.

This award also extends TRW's legacy of building mission-enabling spacecraft for NASA's challenging space science missions, including the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, launched in 1991, and the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), scheduled for launch in early 1999," added Maguire.

BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 1997--NASA's Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF) program has reached a major milestone with the delivery of the space observatory's central optical component to TRW (NYSE: TRW), the AXAF prime contractor.

The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, which was launched in 1991, and the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility, scheduled for launch in 1998, both play central roles in scientists' understanding of the universe.