WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR WEEK ENDING 30 October 1998:
STANFORD HIGHLIGHT
32 DPA (detector package assembly) thermal isolators have
been patterned and etched by Matthew Bye. 12 of these isolators
were then laser cut. Of these, 2 isolators have been
formally accepted by Howard Demroff and delivered to Scott
Fletcher so that
assembly of the flight detector mount
sub-assembly can begin. Photo1: Top view of telescope
(click to see Photo 2) Photo 2: dpa
SPACE VEHICLE HIGHLIGHT
The first mass trim mechanism was installed on the Relativity Mission flight
vehicle on 28 October. There are seven flight mass trim mechanisms
(and one
flight spare). All are in house and are scheduled to be
installed before
the end of the year. Photo: DCMC Representative
Sam DeJesus and LMMS Employees Bud Swihart, John Janicki, Russell
Katz, and Mike Sisley
with the first flight Mass Trim Mechanism
(S/N 008) installed on the GP-B
Spacecraft.