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Gravity Probe B

Testing Einstein's Universe

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR WEEK ENDING 7 APRIL 2000:

STANFORD HIGHLIGHT
The Probe Repair Team has begun the probe rework operation. The Lockheed Martin team has sucessfully installed the first pin into the probe at HEX 4. Probe pressure data acquired during the repair gives direct reconfirmation of root cause of the probe anomaly.

Photo: The probe during measurements.

SPACE VEHICLE HIGHLIGHT
The Aft Experiment Control Unit (ECU) has begun thermal vacuum bakeout in B/255 prior to UV lamp installation.

Photo: LMSS Engineers John Belong and Mark Molini with the thermal vacuum chamber in B/255.

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