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Hubble's new Solar Panels at ESTEC, Noordwijk
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The SA3 Disturbance Verification Test has been successfully completed. Eighteen orbit simulation runs were conducted over four days of testing. Preliminary analysis indicates that no disturbances were observed which were large enough to cause the Hubble Space Telescope to lose a "lock" on a focused object. Full analysis will be completed by engineers back at the Goddard Space Flight Center.
The LSS chamber doors were opened this afternoon. Today engineers plan a short characterization check of the test instrumentation prior to its removal from the chamber. Technicians will then carefully hoist the Solar Array Wing
from the chamber and secure it on its ground handling dolly. The last task will be to pack all the data acquisition computer equipment and to secure the Solar Array flight hardware in preparation for the C5 flight back to the United
States.
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NASA technicians and engineers begin test breakdown by removing thermal blankets and instrumentation gauges.
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NASA engineers are very excited to see preliminary data from the Disturbance Verification Test.
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Here you will find the pictures from the previous days:
Click on 18 October 2000
Click on 19 October 2000
Click on 20 October 2000
Click on 23 October 2000
Click on 24 October 2000
Click on 25 October 2000
Click on 26 October 2000
Click on 27 October 2000
Useful links
ESA Hubble news
http://sci.esa.int/hubble/
NASA Hubble news
http://hubble.stsci.edu/news_.and._views/
Hubble in brief
http://www.spacetelescope.org/about/hubblebrief.html
Hubble's instruments overview
http://spdext.estec.esa.nl/content/doc/17/2327_.htm
Hubble's instruments
http://www.spacetelescope.org/about/instruments.html
Hubble's Solar Panels
http://www.spacetelescope.org/about/solarpanels.html
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