WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR WEEK ENDING 19 December 1997:
STANFORD HIGHLIGHT
Dr. Mike Taber and his team have successfully completed
the removal of the
air plug in the venting line of the
Science Mission dewar guard tank vent
line. This solves
the last discrepancy for the Science Mission dewar, which
is now fully functional.
Wes Rowe has completed the
acceptance testing of the flight UV switches for
the
charge management system. The acceptance review for
the switches was
held 12/15/97.
SPACE VEHICLE HIGHLIGHT
The Relativity Mission Spacecraft Power-On Test Readiness Review was
successfully held on 11 December. Spacecraft power on testing is
scheduled to star in early January 1998. Power-on testing validated
the
Power Distribution Unit function in preparation for spacecraft
functional testing.