WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR WEEK ENDING 23 October 1998:
STANFORD HIGHLIGHT
Probe C was successfully removed from the flight dewar
and is now being
prepared for its return to the class
10 cleanroom. Once in the cleanroom,
payload integration
will begin. Photo1: Probe C (click to see Photo 2)
Telescope #3 has been retested at room temperature. By moving the position of the X axis DPA 0.080", the DPA light aperture was shown to be correctly ligned with its 2 incoming light beams. Photo2: Top of telescope
SPACE VEHICLE HIGHLIGHT
The Relativity Mission Solar Array Substrate Production
Readiness Review
(PRR) was successfully held at Composite
Optics, Incorporated in San Diego,
California. Composite
Optics was given approval to proceed with fabrication
of
a development unit of the flight solar array panel substrate.
Development
facesheets have been cured, and test coupons are
being prepared for shipment
to LMMS for testing. After coupon
testing, the flight substrates will be
produced. Photo: LMMS
engineer Shawn Shelton, Composite Optics engineer Ben Bowen,
Composite Optics program manager Ed Kenniston and LMMS engineering
lead Marc Campell
reviewing the Relativity Mission solar array
substrate design.