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English:
A barrel with hypergolic,toxic and corrosive fuel for loading into the MESSENGER spaceprobe in background.
Deutsch:
Ein Fass mit hypergolischem, giftigem und ätzendem Treibstoff zur Betankung der Raumsonde MESSENGER im Hintergrund.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A suited worker at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., looks over the fuel supply to be loaded in the MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging) spacecraft. Liftoff of MESSENGER aboard a Boeing Delta II Heavy rocket, bound for Mercury, is scheduled for Aug. 2. The spacecraft is expected to reach orbit around the planet in March 2011. MESSENGER was built for NASA by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md.
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http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=23320
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July 2, 2004
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Author |
NASA
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