Robert McNees @mcnees.bsky.social

The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) launched from Kennedy Spaceflight Center #OTD in 2001.

Three months later it would reach the L2 Lagrange point and begin to assemble an exquisitely detailed map of the cosmic microwave background. 🧪 🔭

Credits: NASA / Kennedy SFC, WMAP

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