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Gravity Probe B

Testing Einstein's Universe

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR WEEK ENDING 19 MAY 2000:

PAYLOAD HIGHLIGHT
The Lockheed Martin Probe rework team has completed the drilling, pinning, and epoxying operations on HEX #1 (Heat Exchanger #1), thus completing the rework of Probe C. The verification of the rework/redesign of the probe has begun with a successful static load verification test.

Photo: The thermal pin being inserted into HEX #2.

SPACE VEHICLE HIGHLIGHT
The UV Assembly was installed into the flight ECU in LMSS B/255.

Photo: LMSS Engineers Dave Seidl and John Belong with the flight ECU in its storage container in B/203.

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