WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR WEEK ENDING 4 June 1999:
STANFORD HIGHLIGHT
The team of Jim Lockhart and Dean Yon have successfully certified 4 sets of
Revision C SQUID readout electronics for use in the upcoming payload
verification test. Each set of electronics includes a forward box, an aft
box, the forward to tophat cables, and the forward to aft cables. The test
bed for this testing included a flight-like SQUID package operated at 4.2
K. In addition, tests are in progress using this test bed with the flight
equivalent SRE.
Photo: The SQUID readout electronics and associated cables.
SPACE VEHICLE HIGHLIGHT
The Relativity Mission flight Attitude Control Electronics (ACE) is
currently in functional checkout in the Integrated Test Facility (ITF) in
LMMS building 251. ACE interfaces to the thrusters, thruster isolation
valves, magnetic torquers, and sun sensor have been successfully tested.
Photo: LMMS engineer Paul Dulgov testing the Relativity Mission Attitude Control
Electronics in the Integrated Test Facility.