NasaΓͺΒΌs chandra x-ray observatory celebrates the similarities and differences between the extremely big & the incredibly small. This site was developed with funding from nasa under contract nas8 Ò€¦ Information about the chandra x-ray observatory, which was launched on july 23, 1999, its mission and goals, and the people who built it.

Nasa's chandra x-ray observatory, which was launched and deployed by space shuttle columbia on july 23, 1999, is the most sophisticated x-ray observatory built to date. Chandra is designed to Ò€¦ Chandra is an earth satellite in a 64-hour orbit, and its mission is ongoing as of 2025. Chandra is one of the great observatories, along with the hubble space telescope, compton gamma ray Ò€¦