An overview of the Chandra mission and goals, Chandra's namesake, top 10 facts.
Classroom activities, printable materials, interactive games & more.
Overview of X-ray Astronomy and X-ray sources: black holes to galaxy clusters.
All Chandra images released to the public listed by date & by category
Current Chandra press releases, status reports, interviews & biographies.
A collection of multimedia, illustrations & animations, a glossary, FAQ & more.
A collection of illustrations, animations and video.
Chandra discoveries in an audio/video format.

Pictorial Overview of the STS-93 Mission

A salute to the STS-93 Mission and Crew for the successful launch and deployment of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA's third Great Observatory.

Screen Shot of the STS-93 Shockwave movie

View the Shockwave movie (1.7 MB)

Note: This movie requires the free Shockwave Plugin from Macromedia.Download it here.

Or, try the Quicktime movie (poorer quality and 2.2 MB) Download Quicktime, a free plug-in.

Also available as a screen saver for the Mac!