EXCITE at Night (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

EXCITE at Night

Caption

EXCITE (EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope) hangs from a ceiling at the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility’s location in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The mission team practiced taking observations ahead of flight by looking out the hanger doors at night.

Credit

NASA/Jeanette Kazmierczak

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License

Public Domain

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