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Gravity Probe B

Testing Einstein's Universe

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR WEEK ENDING 26 MAY 2000:

PAYLOAD HIGHLIGHT
The ECU team has completed the forward ECU box assembly and sell off to DCMA. Completion of this task satisfies NASA critical milestone CM-03.

The probe rework team has installed window #1 into the flight probe and has begun the installation of window #2 into the probe. The well leak to the caging line serving gyros 3 and 4 has been repaired.

Small Photo: The Telescope Image Divider as seen looking down the probe, before window replacements.
Large Photo (Click to view): Insertion of Window #1 into the probe.

SPACE VEHICLE HIGHLIGHT
The GP-B team successfully completed Probe C Heat Station redesign drilling and pinning operations in the Stanford University Class 10 Cleanroom.

Photo: LMSS Engineers Eric Will, Mike Sisley and Mark Molini performing heat station drilling operations on Probe C in the Stanford Class 10 Cleanroom.

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