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Messenger

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MESSENGER Arrives at Astrotech's Florida Facility
Offloading the Spacecraft
Prepping MESSENGER for Instrument Integration and Testing
Lifting the Spacecraft onto a Work Stand
Inspections and Testing
Inspections and Testing
Inspections and Testing
Wiring Inspections on the Solar Arrays
Solar Array Moving Toward the Spacecraft
Lifting a Solar Array Toward the Spacecraft
MESSENGER Team Members
Inspections and Testing
MESSENGER is Lifted onto a Transporter to be Moved to the Hazardous Processing Facility
Transport to the HPF
Transport to the HPF
The Spacecraft is Prepped for the Fueling Operation
Fueling Op Team Members Suiting Up
MESSENGER Fueling Operation
Spacecraft Lift to the Payload Adapter
Team Members Inspect the Spacecraft Mate to the Payload Adapter
MESSENGER Media Day at Astrotech
MESSENGER Media Day at Astrotech
The Spacecraft is Covered for Transport to the Launch Pad
The Spacecraft is Covered for Transport to the Launch Pad
The Spacecraft is Covered for Transport to the Launch Pad
MESSENGER Leaves Astrotech for SLC-17
MESSENGER Being Lifted on Top of a Delta II Rocket
Launch of MESSENGER
NASA

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