{author}        National Aeronautics and Space Administration

{date}          24-Apr-2003

{description}   KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The mated Pegasus XL and Galaxy
                Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite arrive at Cape Canaveral Air
                Force Station. The GALEX, to be launched April 28 from an Orbital
                Sciences L-1011 aircraft, will carry into space an orbiting
                telescope that will observe a million galaxies across 10 billion
                years of cosmic history to help astronomers determine when the
                stars and elements we see today had their origins. The spacecraft
                will sweep the skies for 28 months using state-of-the-art
                ultraviolet detectors to single out galaxies dominated by young,
                hot, short-lived stars that give off a great deal of energy at
                that wavelength. These galaxies are actively creating stars, and
                therefore provide a window into the history and causes of star
                formation in galaxies.

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