WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR WEEK ENDING 12 NOVEMBER 1999:
STANFORD HIGHLIGHT
Payload test continued this week with the completion of Phase B testing and
the beginning of Phase C testing. The dewar was tilted to a horizontal
orientation to close out Phase B. Gyroscopes #3 and #4 were successfully
caged. The SRE EU and the GSS EU were operated on gyroscope #3 to perform
an EMI/EMC test. The SRE functioned nominally with the GSS operating in
spinup mode (the most demanding mode for the SRE). Preliminary noise
measurements look encouraging. The team members involved in the SRE/GSS
test include R. Brumley, J. Lockhart, and T. McGinnis. Team members
involved in the caging operations include K. Bower, C. Gray, and C. Warren.
Photo: The dewar in horizontal position and the team.
SPACE VEHICLE HIGHLIGHT
The four flight and one spare Solar Array Substrates have been fabricated
and successfully static load tested at Composite Optics, Inc (COI).
Photo: Rusty Gray (LMMS QA), Jim Nix (LMMS QA), Ben Bowen (COI Mfg. Engr), Mitch Tripes (COI QA), Joe Kennistorn (COI Panel Technician), and Shawn Shelton (LMMS Engr) with flight Solar Array Substrate #4 at Composite Optics.