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Martin C. Weisskopf
Chief Scientist for X-ray Astronomy in the Space Sciences Department at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
Dr. Martin C. Weisskopf is project scientist for NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, principal investigator for the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), and Chief Scientist for X-ray Astronomy in the Space Sciences Department at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
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X-ray astronomy is vital to solving some of the universe’s biggest mysteries. Martin Weisskopf’s brand new space telescope has joined the effort.