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Professor Sam Ting AMS Principal Investigator from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology speaks with the media.

NASA

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

Prior to the arrival of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, or AMS, to the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Professor Sam Ting, AMS Principal Investigator from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology speaks with the media.


AMS is a state-of-the-art particle physics detector is designed to operate as an external module on the International Space Station. It will use the unique environment of space to study the universe and its origin by searching for dark matter. AMS will fly to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission targeted to launch Feb. 26, 2011. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

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  • Title: Professor Sam Ting AMS Principal Investigator from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology speaks with the media.
  • Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL
  • Owner: KSC
  • Album: cbabir
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