SPACE TRAVEL 101:
FUNDAMENTALS OF SPACE TRAVEL
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Spacecraft - Observatory
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Analysis
An observatory spacecraft gathers information about targets from an earth or solar orbit. This prevents the Earth's atmosphere from obscuring data. Examples of observatory spacecraft include the HST, Chandra, and Compton.