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Chandra Perseus Cluster Press Kit
The Chandra X-Ray Observatory
 The Chandra X-ray Observatory is the third in NASA's family of "Great Observatories" that includes the Hubble Space Telescope, the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory and the Space Infrared Telescope Facility. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., manages the Chandra program for the Office of Space Science, NASA Headquarters, Washington. Northrop Grumman of Redondo Beach, Calif., formerly TRW, Inc., was the prime development contractor for the observatory. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory controls science and flight operations from the Chandra X-ray Center in Cambridge, Mass.
Chandra Perseus Cluster Press Kit Contents:
- NASA Press Release (9 Sept 03)
Chandra "Hears" A Black Hole For The First Time
- Press Guide to Science Contacts
- Fact Sheets & Biographies
- Fact Sheets
- The Chandra X-Ray Observatory
- How an X-ray Telescope Detected Sound from a Black Hole
- Biographies
- Prof. Andy Fabian
- Dr. Steven Allen
- Dr. Kim Weaver
- Dr. Bruce Margon
- Images
- Chandra X-ray Image of Perseus Cluster [3-Color]
- Chandra X-ray Image of Perseus Cluster [Sound Waves]
- Illustration of Sound Waves in Perseus Cluster
- Press Kit in PDF Format (1.7 MB)
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