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Gravity Probe B

Testing Einstein's Universe

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR WEEK ENDING 19 JULY 2002:

ART STEPHENSON VISITS GPB
Art Stephenson, the director of MSFC, visited GPB during the past week. The visit included a viewing of the space vehicle and presentations of program status by MSFC, Stanford, and Lockheed Martin Team members.

Photo: From left to right, Rex Geveden (MSFC Program Manager), Art Stephenson (MSFC Center Director) and Francis Everitt (Principal Investigator, GP-B).

SUCCESSFUL GROUND NETWORK TEST AND MOC INCREMENTAL ACCEPTANCE REVIEW
The program successfully completed a ground network test with the remote stations for POD D. The MOC team successfully held an incremental acceptance review.

SPACE VEHICLE INTEGRATION AND TEST CONTINUES TO PROGRESS
During the past week, confidence runs of the full functional test were performed. The FEE close out is nearing completion.

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