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XRS-2 → Photos →To the launch tower →Removing the Blanket

Curtainlike blankets being unzipped from ASTRO-E (50K JPEG)

Now that the spacecraft is safely inside the launch tower "garage", Roketto-han (team rocket) can remove the protective cover. Once this is done, cables will be attached to the bottom and the entire assembly will be raised up into the tower.

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