WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR WEEK ENDING 26 March 1999:
STANFORD HIGHLIGHT
Under the direction of Dr. Doron Bardas the integration of the flight
gyroscopes has begun. A non-flight gyroscope was successfully integrated
and deintegrated to run through the integration process and to verify the
adequacy of the process with regard to cleanliness. The first of four
flight gyroscopes was successfully installed (gyroscope #3). The plan is
to install the final three gyroscopes this week.
Photo: GP-B's
flight gyroscope rotors under glass.
SPACE VEHICLE HIGHLIGHT
The Relativity Mission flight Telescope Readout Electronics (TRE) boxes have
been random vibration and pyro-shock tested. The units are being installed
into the thermal vacuum test chamber in LMMS building 151 for final
environmental testing.
Photo: LMMS engineer Bob Farley with the
Relativity Mission Telescope Readout
Electronics (black with the red connector cover) beneath the SQUID Readout
Electronics mass simulator during random vibration testing.