NASA PACE - Slideshow Gallery

[Jan-2024] PACE Propellant Loading and Pressurization Procedure at Astrotech (Red Tag/Green Tag).

[Dec-2023] Tracking and Delay Relay Satellites (TDRS) test photos. Launch Site integration and test: TDRS Live Sky a ... MORE »

[Nov-2023] PACE Observatory on Dolly at Astrotech during Launch Campaign. Launch Site integration and test: Lift Obs ... MORE »

[Nov-2023] Mechanical Team Photo in front of PACE Observatory on Dolly at Astrotech during Launch Campaign.

[Nov-2023] Launch Site integration and test. Lift Observatory to Aronson Table, Rotate for investigation, Lift Back ... MORE »

[Nov-2023] PACE observatory’s arrival at Astrotech.

[Nov-2023] PACE Observatory transport to Astrotech.

[Nov-2023] Glamour photo of PACE in the Spacecraft Checkout Area prior to shipment to Astrotech.

[Oct-2023] Glamour photo of PACE in the Spacecraft Checkout Area prior to shipment to Astrotech.

[Jul-2023] PACE Observatory thermal vacuum testing: Configure for Thermal Vacuum Test (Chamber Break); HARP2 sphere ... MORE »

[Jun-2023] Observatory integration and test: Walkdown Observatory Space Environment Simulator Chamber and Ground Sup ... MORE »

[Jun-2023] Stage the Observatory outside the Space Environment Simulator Chamber 290; Move Observatory to the Chamb ... MORE »

[Jun-2023] Lift the Observatory into the Space Environment Simulator (SES) Chamber; PACE Observatory thermal vacuum ... MORE »

[May-2023] Lift Observatory to Aronson Table. Rotate for Flight Solar Array Wing Removal and Lift Back to Observator ... MORE »

[May-2023] Lift Observatory to Aronson Table, Rotate for Flight Solar Array Wing Removal and Lift Back to Observator ... MORE »

[May-2023] Lift Observatory to Aronson Table. Rotate for Flight Solar Array Wing Removal and Lift Back to Observator ... MORE »

[Mar-2023] Final spacecraft configuration in Spacecraft Checkout Area (SCA). Prep, bag and move the Observatory to S ... MORE »

[Feb-2023] Lift Observatory to Aronson Table, Rotate for Flight Solar Array Wing Installation and Phasing Tests, Lif ... MORE »

[Feb-2023] Lift to Aronson Table, Rotate for Flight Solar Array Wing Removal, Lift Back to Observatory Dolly; Cleani ... MORE »

[Feb-2023] Final configuration in chamber prior to door closing & Hot Soak; Solar Array engineering test unit Wing P ... MORE »

[Feb-2023] Solar Array enginnering test unit Wing Pop and Catch Thermal Vacuum Test; Replace NEAs, Preload, tethers, ... MORE »

[Feb-2023] PACE Observatory Glamour Photos in electromagnetic interference (EMI) Chamber; Move Observatory to EMI: I ... MORE »

[Jan-2023] Partial +Y Panel Opening; Open and Close the +Y Panel.

[Oct-2022] PACE Mechanical Team with the spacecraft.

[Oct-2022] Candid and portrait photos of the PACE Mission Operations Center.

[Oct-2022] Install Earth Coverage Antenna (ECA) and Temporary Install Waveguides to PACE Spacecraft BUS; ECA and Hat ... MORE »

The red object is known as a "hat," which shields PACE’s Earth coverage antenna and prevents emission of radiation during testing.

[Aug-2022] The red object is known as a "hat," which shields PACE’s Earth coverage antenna and prevents emissi ... MORE »

[Jul-2022] Thermal vacuum test of Ka-band Earth coverage antenna.

[Jun-2022] Radiofrequency testing setup after spacecraft vibration test.

[Jun-2022] Setting up for radiofrequency testing.

Ocean Color Instrument time lapse video showing the integration and build up of hardware from April 2021 to April 2022.

[Jun-2022] Ocean Color Instrument time lapse video showing the integration and build up of hardware from April 2021 ... MORE »

[Jun-2022] PACE Control room.

[Jun-2022] Lifting Structural Verification Unit out of chamber for the Sine Vibration Test.

[Jun-2022] Installing Low Gain Antenna on PACE Spacecraft bus.

[May-2022] Aligning the solar arrays and Structural Verification Unit to perform electrical tests.

[May-2022] Lifting PACE Structural Verification Unit onto Aronson Table for engineering tests.

[May-2022] Opened -Y Panel.

[May-2022] Installing bus Star Tracker Sensor on the PACE -Z Panel.

[May-2022] Installing the bus Star Tracker Sensor on the -Z Panel.

[May-2022] Installing Star Tracker Sensor on the -Z Panel.

[May-2022] Inspecting the PACE Star Tracker Sensor.

[Apr-2022] Inspection and electrical testing of PACE Flight Solar Array Panels.

[Apr-2022] Alignment team working on the PACE spacecraft.

[Apr-2022] Testing solar array drive assembly on PACE spacecraft bus.

[Apr-2022] Installing the solar array drive assembly on the PACE spacecraft bus.

Overall photos of Spacecraft after SADA install.

[Apr-2022] Overall photos of spacecraft after solar array drive assembly install.

[Apr-2022] PACE spacecraft team checking alignment data.

[Apr-2022] PACE engineering test unit for solar array drive assembly wing setup.

[Apr-2022] PACE engineering test unit for solar array drive assembly walkouts on the gantry.

[Apr-2022] Tightening bolts on the PACE engineering test unit solar array drive assemblies wing setup.

[Apr-2022] Measuring PACE engineering test unit solar array drive assemblies wing setup.

[Apr-2022] Carlos Duran-Aviles with the PACE reaction wheel assembly.

The Optical Module (OM) and the Flight Instrument Deck Structure (IDS) are integrated together, creating the Flight Ocean Color Instrument.

[Mar-2022] The Optical Module (OM) and the Flight Instrument Deck Structure (IDS) are integrated together, creating ... MORE »

[Mar-2022] Performing component functional testing on the PACE spacecraft.

[Mar-2022] Members of PACE spacecraft integration and test team.

Open panel (-Y) on PACE spacecraft bus. Blue electronics boxes are for the power system electronics (PSE) and command and data handling attitude control electronics box (CAB).

[Mar-2022] Open panel (-Y) on spacecraft bus. Blue electronics boxes are for power system and attitude control elect ... MORE »

[Mar-2022] Installing qual battery on flight spacecraft bus.

[Feb-2022] Panel (-Y) being installed on the spacecraft structure.

[Feb-2022] PACE spacecraft bus structure.

[Feb-2022] Assembling PACE spacecraft bus structure.

[Feb-2022] Panel (+Y) installed on the PACE spacecraft bus.

[Feb-2022] Installing panel (+Y) on the PACE spacecraft bus.

Assembling PACE spacecraft bus structure. Propulsion tank is in the middle of the photo.

[Feb-2022] Assembling PACE spacecraft bus structure. Propulsion tank is in the middle.

Checking the top of the PACE spacecraft bus structure.

[Feb-2022] View inside the PACE spacecraft bus structure.

[Feb-2022] Installing the top of the PACE spacecraft bus structure.

[Feb-2022] Checking the top of the PACE spacecraft bus structure.

[Feb-2022] Installing of panel (-Z) onto the PACE propulsion module deck.

[Feb-2022] Panel (-Z) installed on the PACE propulsion module deck.

[Feb-2022] PACE spacecraft bus structure with -Z panel on propulsion module deck.

[Feb-2022] Assembling PACE spacecraft bus (+Z and -Z panels) using keel lift.

[Feb-2022] Installing the passive ring and propulsion module onto the PACE observatory dolly.

[Feb-2022] Lifting points proof test for spacecraft transport between facilities.

[Jan-2022] PACE assembly for structural testing.

[Jan-2022] Installing torque circular connectors during panel integration.

[Dec-2021] Performing electrical integration of engineering test unit’s Ka-band transmitter.

[Dec-2021] Electrical integration of engineering’s test unit Ka-band transmitter.

[Dec-2021] PACE Team / Group photo December 2021.

[Oct-2021] PACE solar array deployment gantry.

[Oct-2021] Installing tilt and solar array drive electronics to a PACE spacecraft panel (-Y).

[Oct-2021] Installing GPS receiver box to a PACE spacecraft panel (-Z).

[Oct-2021] Installing stimulators on PACE course sun sensors.

Performing electrical integration of flight power system electronics and engineering test unit’s command and data handling attitude control electronics box.

[Oct-2021] Performing electrical integration of flight power system electronics and attitude control electronics box ... MORE »

[Sep-2021] Lift fixture within thermal vacuum chamber.

[Sep-2021] Installed multilayer insulation thermal blankets on PACE propulsion module.

[Jun-2021] Qualification of the spacecraft bus structure strength.

[Jun-2021] Installing the flight propellant tank into the frustum.

Assembling the structure and installing mass simulators and strength test fixtures

[Jun-2021] Assembling the structure, installing the mass simulators and tilt platform/solar array strength test fixt ... MORE »

Inspecting attitude control electronics box housekeeping telemetry for fluctuations registered during random vibration testing.

[Jun-2021] Inspecting attitude control electronics box telemetry for fluctuations registered during testing.

Testing observatory lifting points and pull strength of tilt platform, solar array, SPEXone, HARP2, and bus star tracker interfaces.

[May-2021] Testing observatory lifting points and pull strength of tilt platform, solar array, SPEXone, HARP2, and b ... MORE »

[May-2021] Lift of PACE spacecraft into the testing modal facility.

PACE spacecraft structure with mass simulators and tilt platform and solar array strength test fixtures.

[May-2021] Spacecraft structure with mass simulators, tilt platform & solar array strength test fixtures.

[May-2021] Mass simulation assembly structure. Install of tilt platform/solar array strength test fixtures.

[Oct-2020] Thermal integration of PACE propulsion tank.

[Aug-2020] Inertial reference unit electromagnetic interference testing procedure.

[Mar-2020] Installing the ETU SDA onto the Turnover Dolly.

[Mar-2020] NASA Technician Andrew Scharmann verifies correct spring deflection to properly preload the depolarizer o ... MORE »

[Mar-2020] ETU SDA Post Delivery Acceptance Testing side view.

[Mar-2020] ETU SDA Post Delivery Acceptance Testing front view.

[Mar-2020] ETU SDA in its shipping container for post delivery to Goddard Space Flight Center.