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Gravity Probe B

Testing Einstein's Universe

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR WEEK ENDING 1 OCTOBER 1999:

STANFORD HIGHLIGHT

The assembly of 6 flight GPS PPS boards has been completed successfully. PPS board testing has begun. The personnel involved in this work include Doug Simpson, George King, David Yale and Awele Ndili.

Photo: The assembled GPS PPS board.

SPACE VEHICLE HIGHLIGHT
The Attitude Reference Platform Launch Restrain Mechanism (ALRM) has successfully completed development testing after undergoing thermal-vacuum, random-vibration, and shock environments.
Photo: LMMS engineer William Wenger with the Development Unit ALRM prior to its installation into the thermal-vacuum test chamber in B/255.

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