WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR WEEK ENDING 21 AUGUST 1998:
STANFORD HIGHLIGHT
The system integration team lead by Dr. Michael Taber has
succesfully
bolted Flight Probe C into the Flight Dewar,
thus completing the preliminary
verification of the
functionality of the Belleville Preload System (BPS).
The BPS load cells indicate nominal values, in excess of
2000 lbs. Photo 1: Dr. Taber & Team
The gyroscope commissioning team of Robert Brumley, Bruce Clarke, Chris Gray, and David Hipkins, has completed the commissioning of the third flight gyroscope, FQH58&95FH3, out of the four needed for the Science Instrument Assembly. The team has also completed the acceptance review of the second flight gyroscope, FQH46&95FH6. Photo 2: GSS group
SPACE VEHICLE HIGHLIGHT
Members of the LMMS and Stanford University space vehicle
team met with
representatives from several NASA centers
and Boeing for a highly productive
GP-B launch integration
meeting at the Boeing facility in Huntington Beach.
Analysis
results and issues covering mission performance, booster
separation, coupled loads, controls, thermal, contamination,
and interfaces
were discussed. The information exchange was
valuable and the meeting
represented a big step toward completion
of a successful launch. Photo: This photo shows one TRE Analog
Printed Wiring Assembly (PWA) in the
foreground connected to a
TRE Digital PWA as the combination is being tested
in LMMS Building
205.