{author}        National Aeronautics and Space Administration

{date}          03-Jan-2005

{description}   KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. From a vantage point above, a worker
                observes the Deep Impact spacecraft exposed after removal of the
                canister and protective cover. Next the fairing will be installed
                around the spacecraft. The fairing is a molded structure that
                fits flush with the outside surface of the Delta II upper stage
                booster and forms an aerodynamically smooth joint, protecting the
                spacecraft during launch and ascent. Scheduled for liftoff Jan.
                12, Deep Impact will probe beneath the surface of Comet Tempel 1
                on July 4, 2005, when the comet is 83 million miles from Earth.
                After releasing a 3- by 3-foot projectile to crash onto the
                surface, Deep Impacts flyby spacecraft will reveal the secrets of
                its interior by collecting pictures and data of how the crater
                forms, measuring the craters depth and diameter as well as the
                composition of the interior of the crater and any material thrown
                out, and determining the changes in natural outgassing produced
                by the impact. It will send the data back to Earth through the
                antennas of the Deep Space Network. Deep Impact is a NASA
                Discovery mission.

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