Assembly of Chandra's high-resolution mirrors. Technicians complete assembly of Chandra's high resolution mirrors and prepare it for shipment to Marshall Space Flight Center for testing. Chandra's mirrors undergo testing at the Marshall Space Flight Center's X-ray Calibration Facility. Comparison of Chandra's imaging capabilities to those of previous X-ray telescopes. Chandra's Science Instrument Module is mated with the Observatory.
Assembled spacecraft is moved for further testing.
Completed Chandra observatory is unveiled at TRW prior to shipment to the Kennedy Space Center for launch.