WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR WEEK ENDING 20 February 1998:
STANFORD HIGHLIGHT
Dale Gill and Larry Novak have completed the coating of
all Science Mission
and Science Mission backup gyroscope
rotors. 15 fuzed quartz and 8 single
crystal silicon rotors
are available for the flight instrument. Each
complete
instrument requires 2 quartz and 2 silicon rotors.
SPACE VEHICLE HIGHLIGHT
The Relativity Mission spacecraft rigid aft propulsion plumbing
weldment was
tested at Helium Leak Test, Inc. in Northridge, CA.
The plumbing was
subjected to 100 psi pressure for three minutes
and satisfied the helium
leak requirement. The weldment is being
shipped to building 205 where it
will be cleaned and installed on
the space vehicle.