WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR WEEK ENDING 12 March 1999:
STANFORD HIGHLIGHT
Led by
Ken Bower and Jason Gwo, Telescope #3 was successfully bonded
to
Quartz Block #3 on Wednesday, March 3. The initial
evaluation of the bond
indicates full success. This represents
a very significant achievement on
the path to completion of the
GP-B flight payload. The next step in the
payload integration
is the installation of the flight gyroscopes followed
by the
integration of the SIA into the probe.
Small Photo:
Integrated Telescope (on top) with Quartz Block
Large
Photo (Click small photo to view): A close-up of the molecular
bond between the two pieces.
SPACE VEHICLE
HIGHLIGHT
The Relativity Mission flight solid state recorder (SSR)
was installed on
the space vehicle in LMMS building 205.
Photo: LMMS technician Bud Swihart installing the
Relativity Mission Solid State
Recorder on the space vehicle.