NASA PACE - Slideshow Gallery

Time-lapse video of installing the Bus Star Tracker Sensor (STS) on the -Z Panel of the PACE spacecraft at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

[Sep-2022] Time-lapse video of installing the Bus Star Tracker Sensor (STS) on the -Z Panel of the PACE spacecraft a ... 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 »

Time-lapse video of PACE Tilt mechanism moving inside the Thermal Vacuum chamber at NASA Goddard Space Center.

[Aug-2022] Time-lapse video of PACE Tilt mechanism moving inside the Thermal Vacuum chamber at NASA Goddard Space Ce ... MORE »

[Aug-2022] Transporting HARP2 polarimter to thermal vacuum chamber.

[Aug-2022] HARP2 polarimeter installed in chamber for pre-thermal testing.

[Aug-2022] Preparing HARP2 polarimeter for thermal vaccum testing.

[Aug-2022] Installating HARP2 polarimeter on thermal vacuum plate.

The Ocean Color Instrument team evaluates the instrument configuration in the Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVAC) prior to closing the chamber door for testing.

[Aug-2022] The Ocean Color Instrument team evaluates the instrument configuration in the Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVA ... MORE »

The Ocean Color Instrument team pushes the instrument into the Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVAC) for environmental testing.

[Aug-2022] The Ocean Color Instrument team pushes the instrument into the Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVAC) for environm ... MORE »

The flight Ocean Color Instrument is installed in the Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVAC) for environmental testing.

[Aug-2022] The flight Ocean Color Instrument is installed in the Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVAC) for environmental tes ... MORE »

The Ocean Color Instrument is installed in the Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) chamber and prepared for thermal testing.

[Aug-2022] The Ocean Color Instrument is installed in the Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) chamber and prepared for thermal tes ... MORE »

[Aug-2022] Mechanical technicians crane lift the Ocean Color Instrument on to the Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVAC) cart ... MORE »

Quality engineer Luiz Mendez observes mechanical technician Tyere Garner remove bolts before lifting the Ocean Color Instrument from Tilt Mechanism to its ground support fixture.

[Aug-2022] Quality engineer Luiz Mendez observes mechanical technician Tyere Garner remove bolts before lifting the ... MORE »

Mechanical technicians crane lift the Ocean Color Instrument from the Multi-purpose Ground Support Equipment (GSE) fixture.

[Aug-2022] Mechanical technicians crane lift the Ocean Color Instrument from the Multi-purpose Ground Support Equipm ... MORE »

Mechanical engineer, Eduardo Rodriguez, and Mechanical Technician, Joe Eddy, prepare the vertical lift sling to crane lift the Ocean Color Instrument.

[Aug-2022] Mechanical engineer, Eduardo Rodriguez, and Mechanical Technician, Joe Eddy, prepare the vertical lift sl ... MORE »

Ocean Color Instrument Team poses with the flight instrument behind them in a cleanroom tent on August 4, 2022.

[Aug-2022] Ocean Color Instrument Team poses with the flight instrument behind them in a cleanroom tent on August 4, ... MORE »

Eric Gorman & Robby Estep pose with the instrument and integrated earth shade and Tilt fixture in the acoustic chamber.

[Aug-2022] Eric Gorman & Robby Estep pose with the instrument and integrated earth shade and Tilt fixture in the aco ... MORE »

Ocean Color Instrument managers (Brian Clemons, Eric Gorman, Ulrik Gliese, Leland Chemerys, Joe Knuble, Robby Estep) pose with the instrument in the acoustic chamber.

[Aug-2022] Ocean Color Instrument managers (Brian Clemons, Eric Gorman, Ulrik Gliese, Leland Chemerys, Joe Knuble, R ... MORE »

The Earth Shade (ES) radiators on the Ocean Color Instrument are displayed as it is tested in a cleanroom at Goddard Space Flight Center.

[Jul-2022] The Earth Shade (ES) radiators on the Ocean Color Instrument are displayed as it is tested in a cleanroom ... MORE »

Technician Nathan Allen connects the purge line to the Ocean Color Instrument in preparation for X-Axis (vertical) vibration testing.

[Jul-2022] Technician Nathan Allen connects the purge line to the Ocean Color Instrument in preparation for X-Axis ( ... MORE »

Ocean Color Instrument mechanical team poses with the bagged instrument behind them after a successful environmental testing campaign.

[Jul-2022] Ocean Color Instrument mechanical team poses with the bagged instrument behind them after a successful en ... MORE »

Mechanical technicians transport the Ocean Color Instrument through the integration and testing complex to X-Axis (vertical) vibration chamber.

[Jul-2022] Mechanical technicians transport the Ocean Color Instrument through the integration and testing complex t ... MORE »

The Ocean Color Instrument mechanical team stands on the balcony overlooking the bagged instrument after successfully installing it onto the X axis (vertical) vibration shaker table.

[Jul-2022] The Ocean Color Instrument mechanical team stands on the balcony overlooking the bagged instrument after ... MORE »

The Ocean Color Instrument mechanical team poses with the bagged instrument after successfully installing it onto the X-Axis (vertical) vibration shaker table.

[Jul-2022] The Ocean Color Instrument mechanical team poses with the bagged instrument after successfully installing ... MORE »

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

[Jul-2022] The Ocean Color Instrument is crane lifted onto the Y-axis vibration table.

The GSFC environmental testing team poses with the bagged Ocean Color Instrument in the acoustic chamber prior to testing.

[Jul-2022] The GSFC environmental testing team poses with the bagged Ocean Color Instrument in the acoustic chamber ... MORE »

Mechanical technicians crane lift the Ocean Color Instrument with Earth Shade onto the Flight Tilt Mechanism.

[Jul-2022] Mechanical technicians crane lift the Ocean Color Instrument with Earth Shade onto the Flight Tilt Mechan ... MORE »

[Jul-2022] The Ocean Color Instrument integrated onto the Flight Tilt Mechanism with the Earth Shade.

The Ocean Color Instrument is prepared for environmental testing with installed thermal blankets, protective contamination covers, and flight Earth Shade (ES).

[Jun-2022] The Ocean Color Instrument is prepared for environmental testing with installed thermal blankets, protect ... MORE »

The Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) is prepared for environmental testing with installed thermal blankets and flight Earth Shade in a cleanroom at Goddard Space Flight Center.

[Jun-2022] The Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) is prepared for environmental testing with installed thermal blankets an ... MORE »

The Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) team poses with OCI and its integrated Earth Shade in June 2022 at Goddard Space Flight Center.

[Jun-2022] The Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) team poses with OCI and its integrated Earth Shade in June 2022 at Godda ... MORE »

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

[Jun-2022] Setting up for radiofrequency testing.

The Ocean Color Instrument Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI) & Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) Team pose in the control room at at Goddard Space Flight Center.

[Jun-2022] The Ocean Color Instrument Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI) & Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGS ... MORE »

The Ocean Color Instrument Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI) Team pose in the EMI cleanroom at Goddard Space Flight Center.

[Jun-2022] The Ocean Color Instrument Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI) Team pose in the EMI cleanroom at Goddard ... MORE »

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 »

The Ocean Color Instrument is prepared for testing in the Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI) chamber showing the Rotating Telescope side of the instrument.

[Jun-2022] The Ocean Color Instrument is prepared for testing in the Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI) chamber sho ... MORE »

[Jun-2022] The Ocean Color Instrument is prepared for testing in the Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI) chamber.

[Jun-2022] PACE Control room.

[Jun-2022] The Ocean Color Instrument Earth Shade (ES) is removed from a thermal chamber after successful testing.

The GSFC Trax team lifts the Ocean Color Instrument on a forklift into a truck to transport to the integration and testing facility for envirnomental testing.

[Jun-2022] The GSFC Trax team lifts the Ocean Color Instrument on a forklift into a truck to transport to the integr ... MORE »

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

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

Systems engineer, Joseph Knuble, adjusts the intensity of the studio lamp during the Ocean Color Instrument stray light testing.

[Jun-2022] Systems engineer, Joseph Knuble, adjusts the intensity of the studio lamp during the Ocean Color Instrume ... MORE »

Time-lapse video of lifting PACE Spacecraft SVU onto Aronson table, attaching Solar Array ETU, and lifting back to dolly at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

[May-2022] Time-lapse video of lifting PACE Spacecraft SVU onto Aronson table, attaching Solar Array ETU, and liftin ... MORE »

[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.

Mechanical technician, Thomas Huber, integrates the Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) Pulse Calibration Assembly (SPCA) fold mirror assembly to the Ocean Color Instrument.

[May-2022] Mechanical technician, Thomas Huber, integrates the Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) Pulse Calibration Assembly ... MORE »

Manufacturing engineer, Roman Nilov, supervises the integration of the Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) Pulse Calibration Assembly (SPCA) fold mirror assembly to the Ocean Color Instrument.

[May-2022] Manufacturing engineer, Roman Nilov, supervises the integration of the Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) Pulse C ... MORE »

[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.

[May-2022] Inspecting Ocean Color Instrument Star Tracker command and data handling unit.

[Apr-2022] First powered deployment of engineering test unit’s solar array drive assembly.

The Flight Ocean Color Instrument is installed onto the Ground Support Equipment Application for Tilt or Rotation (GAToR)

[Apr-2022] The Flight Ocean Color Instrument is installed onto the Ground Support Equipment Application for Tilt or ... MORE »

[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.

Mechanical Technicians Daniel Dizon and Joseph Eddy transport the Ocean Color Instrument Earth Shade into the thermal vacuum chamber.

[Apr-2022] Mechanical Technicians Daniel Dizon and Joseph Eddy transport the Ocean Color Instrument Earth Shade into ... MORE »

Mechanical Technicians Daniel Dizon and Joseph Eddy install the Ocean Color Instrument Earth Shade into the thermal vacuum chamber.

[Apr-2022] Mechanical Technicians Daniel Dizon and Joseph Eddy install the Ocean Color Instrument Earth Shade into t ... MORE »

Mechanical technician Joseph Eddy and mechcanical engineer Peter Steigner install the Ocean Color Instrument Radiator Support Structure (RSS) struts to the Instrument Deck Structure (IDS).

[Mar-2022] Mechanical technician Joseph Eddy and mechcanical engineer Peter Steigner install the Ocean Color Instrum ... MORE »

Mechanical Technician, John Poulsen, installs flight hardware during the Ocean Color Instrument post Optical Module (OM) integration to the Flight Instrument Deck Structure (IDS).

[Mar-2022] Mechanical Technician, John Poulsen, installs flight hardware during the Ocean Color Instrument post Opti ... MORE »

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] Mechanical Engineer Paul Dizon and Mechanical Technician Daniel Dizon with the Ocean Color Instrument.

Time-lapse video of closing +Y Panel and opening -Y Panel on PACE Spacecraft at NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center (23-Mar-22).

[Mar-2022] Time-lapse video of closing +Y Panel and opening -Y Panel on PACE Spacecraft at NASA Goddard Spaceflight ... MORE »

[Mar-2022] Time-lapse video of working on the +Y Panel of PACE spacecraft at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Time-lapse video of installing the -Y panel on the NASA PACE spacecraft bus at Goddard Space Flight Center.

[Mar-2022] Time-lapse video of installing the -Y panel on the NASA PACE spacecraft bus at Goddard Space Flight Cente ... MORE »

Time-lapse video of installing a Qual Battery on the PACE Flight Spacecraft Bus at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

[Mar-2022] Time-lapse video of installing a Qual Battery on the PACE Flight Spacecraft Bus at NASA Goddard Space Fli ... 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.

[Mar-2022] Mechanical technician Andrew Scharmann aligns the Ocean Color Instrument Focal Plane Assemblies (FPAs).

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

[Feb-2022] PACE spacecraft bus structure.

[Feb-2022] Time-lapse video of installing the -Y panel on the NASA PACE spacecraft bus at Goddard Space Flight Cente ... MORE »

[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.

Time-lapse video of installing the -X panel on the NASA PACE spacecraft bus at Goddard Space Flight Center.

[Feb-2022] Time-lapse video of installing the -X panel on the NASA PACE spacecraft bus at Goddard Space Flight Cente ... MORE »

[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] Video of lifting the PACE passive ring and propulsion module onto the observatory dolly.

[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.

Mechanical technician Andrew Scharmann stabilizes harnesses while Daniel Dizon rotates the Ocean Color Instrument Optical Module for additional integration activities as mechanical engineer Michael Mulloney observes.

[Feb-2022] Mechanical technician Andrew Scharmann stabilizes harnesses while Daniel Dizon rotates the Ocean Color In ... MORE »

Paula Cain and Aldine Joseph-Pierre apply thermal blanketing to the Ocean Color Instrument Loop Heat Pipes (LHP) prior to thermal vacuum testing.

[Jan-2022] Paula Cain and Aldine Joseph-Pierre apply thermal blanketing to the Ocean Color Instrument Loop Heat Pipe ... MORE »

Electrical harnesses are installed and prepped for electronic box integrations on the Ocean Color Instrument’s Instrument Deck Structure (IDS).

[Jan-2022] Electrical harnesses are installed and prepped for electronic box integrations on the Ocean Color Instrum ... MORE »

[Jan-2022] PACE assembly for structural testing.

Mechanical technician Daniel Dizon stabilizes the Ocean Color Instrument Optical Module after a rotation for additional integration activities as mechanical engineer Michael Mulloney observes.

[Jan-2022] Mechanical technician Daniel Dizon stabilizes the Ocean Color Instrument Optical Module after a rotation ... MORE »

Mechanical technicians reorient the Ocean Color Instrument Optical Module on the rotation fixture for additional hardware integration.

[Jan-2022] Mechanical technicians reorient the Ocean Color Instrument Optical Module on the rotation fixture for add ... MORE »

[Jan-2022] The Ocean Color Instrument Optical Module (OM) at Goddard Space Flight Center.

Members of the Ocean Color Instrument Main Optics Sub Bench (MOSB) integration team pose with the hardware prior to its integration onto the Main Optics Bench (MOB).

[Jan-2022] Members of the Ocean Color Instrument Main Optics Sub Bench (MOSB) integration team pose with the hardwar ... MORE »

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

Mechanical technician Joseph Eddy guides the Ocean Color Instrument Main Optics Bench (MOB) to the LISARD turnover fixture overseen by quality engineer George Brooks.

[Jan-2022] Mechanical technician Joseph Eddy guides the Ocean Color Instrument Main Optics Bench (MOB) to the LISARD ... MORE »

Blanket technicians discuss thermal templates on the Ocean Color Instrument Instrument Deck Structure (IDS) at Goddard Space Flight Center.

[Jan-2022] Blanket technicians discuss thermal templates on the Ocean Color Instrument Instrument Deck Structure (ID ... MORE »

Optical engineer, David Kubalak, inspects the Ocean Color Instrument Main Optics Sub Bench (MOSB) interior optics prior to covers are installed.

[Dec-2021] Optical engineer, David Kubalak, inspects the Ocean Color Instrument Main Optics Sub Bench (MOSB) interio ... MORE »

[Dec-2021] Ground system equipment setup for boresight alignment of HARP2 polarimeter.

[Dec-2021] Group photo with HARP2 polarimeter.

[Dec-2021] Reviewing data from the boresight alignment of HARP2 polarimeter.

[Dec-2021] Ground system equipment setup for boresight alignment of HARP2 polarimeter.

The Ocean Color Instrument Optical Alignment team poses for a group photo after successful alignment of the flight Main Optics Bench and Rotating Telescope assembly.

[Dec-2021] The Ocean Color Instrument Optical Alignment team poses for a group photo after successful alignment of t ... MORE »

[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.

[Nov-2021] Video of second deployment of NASA PACE solar assembly mockup wing at Goddard Space Flight Center.

[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.

Aerospace Engineer, Daniel Senai, inspects the completed Ocean Color Instrument Solar Calibration Assembly (SCA) Life Test Unit mechanism.

[Sep-2021] Aerospace Engineer, Daniel Senai, inspects the completed Ocean Color Instrument Solar Calibration Assembl ... MORE »

[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.

The optical alignment team performs gravity sag measurements on the Ocean Color Instrument Main Optics Sub Bench (MOSB).

[May-2021] The optical alignment team performs gravity sag measurements on the Ocean Color Instrument Main Optics Su ... MORE »

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

Optical technician Timothy Hahn measures the Ocean Color Instrument Collimator Slit Bracket on the Coordinate Measurement Machine (CMM).

[Apr-2021] Optical technician Timothy Hahn measures the Ocean Color Instrument Collimator Slit Bracket on the Coordi ... MORE »

Technicians mechanically integrate the Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) Detector Assembly into the Ocean Color Instrument Engineering Test Unit.

[Mar-2021] Technicians mechanically integrate the Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) Detector Assembly into the Ocean Color I ... MORE »

[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.

[Feb-2020] The OCI ETU rolls into the TVAC chamber. Lines are for electrical connections, temperature sensors, accel ... MORE »

[Feb-2020] Preparing the OCI ETU and TVAC Cart to enter the TVAC chamber.

[Feb-2020] Lead Mechanical Engineer Mitch Zavala observes OCI ETU integration activities.

[Feb-2020] Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer Brad Weideman witnesses the OCI ETU hardware installation.

[Feb-2020] A mechanical engineer reviews integration documentation with the QA Engineer.

[Feb-2020] NASA engineers prepare for crane lifting of the OCI ETU.

[Feb-2020] De-integrating the OCI ETU in preparation for lifting to the Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) Cart.

[Feb-2020] Crane lifting the OCI ETU from the GAToR to the TVAC Cart.

[Jan-2020] The OCI ETU with the spinning telescope scanning the calibrated light source.

[Jan-2020] Beauty photo of the ETU OCI installed on the GSE Application for Tilt or Rotation (GAToR).

[Jan-2020] De-integration of the OCI ETU from the Transport Dolly.

[Jan-2020] Crane lift of the OCI ETU onto the Calibration and GSE.

[Jan-2020] Mechanical installation of the Data Acquisition Unit (DAU) electronics box onto the OCI ETU.

[Jan-2020] Mechanical installation of the DAU electronics box onto the OCI ETU.

[Jan-2020] Mechanical installation of the DAU electronics box to the mock-up ETU radiator.

[Jan-2020] MLA and Fiber Bundle linking the OCI OM to the SWIR Detection Assembly (SDA).

[Dec-2019] The OCI ETU with the OM installed and ready for Integration & Testing (I&T).

[Dec-2019] The OCI ETU with the OM installed and ready for I&T.

[Dec-2019] NASA technicians perform a flatness check between the OM and ETU Primary Structure.

[Dec-2019] Flatness check between the OM and ETU Primary Structure.

[Dec-2019] The fully integrated OM on the OCI ETU.

[Dec-2019] NASA technicians perform a flatness check between the OM and ETU Primary Structure.

[Dec-2019] The fully-integrated OM on the ETU.

[Dec-2019] The OCI ETU OM (with Red-Channel FPA installed) oriented for optical testing.

[Dec-2019] The OCI ETU MOB attached to the Lisard GSE prior to installation of MOSB.

[Dec-2019] The OM on Lisard GSE. Lift shackles are installed in preparation for an upcoming crane lift.

Unbolting the OCI ETU OM from the Lisard GSE in preparation for a crane lift move to the Instrument Structure

[Dec-2019] Unbolting the OCI ETU OM from the Lisard GSE in preparation for a crane lift move to the Instrument Struc ... MORE »

[Dec-2019] The OM is installed to the OCI ETU Primary Structure.

[Dec-2019] Crane lift of the ETU OM onto the OCI Primary Structure. (In order to protect the OM from potential parti ... MORE »

[Dec-2019] Crane lift of the ETU OM onto the OCI Primary Structure.

[Dec-2019] The FPA installed on the ETU OM of the OCI.

[Dec-2019] Installation of the Focal Plane Assembly (FPA) on the ETU OM of the OCI.

[Dec-2019] The FPA installed on the ETU OM of the OCI.

[Dec-2019] Installation of the FPA on the ETU OM of the OCI.

[Nov-2019] MicroLens Array (MLA) and Fiber Optic Bundle attached to the OCI Optical Module (OM) during alignment and ... MORE »

[Nov-2019] Alignment of the MLA and Fiber Optic Bundle to the OCI OM. The OM is located in the middle of the optical ... MORE »

Joe Thomas and Alejandro Rodriguez Perez perform alignment of the MLA and Fiber Optics Bundle to the OCI OM

[Nov-2019] Joe Thomas and Alejandro Rodriguez Perez perform alignment of the MLA and Fiber Optics Bundle to the OCI ... MORE »

[Nov-2019] The MOSB installed onto the ETU MOB.

[Nov-2019] Integration of the populated ETU MOSB onto the ETU MOB.

[Nov-2019] The OCI ETU MOB attached to the Lisard GSE prior to installation of the MOSB.

The MOB attached to the Lisard Ground Support Equipment (GSE), prior to installation of the Main Optics Sub-Bench (MOSB)

[Nov-2019] The MOB attached to the Lisard Ground Support Equipment (GSE), prior to installation of the Main Optics S ... MORE »

[Oct-2019] Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) ETU FlatSat End-to-End Electrical System Test - LTU Electrical Integration.

[Oct-2019] Andrei Sushkov operating the OLAF-2 Goddard Laser for Absolute Measure of Radiance source bench (green li ... MORE »

[Jul-2019] Ultraviolet Visible Risk Mitigation Unit Dichroic Assembly.

[May-2019] Installation of the ETU HAM mechanism into the Main Optical Bench (MOB) structure.

[May-2019] Installation of the ETU Rotating Telescope mechanism into the main optical bench structure.

[May-2019] Alignment of the HAM mechanism in the MOB structure.

[Aug-2018] Assembly of the BOLT stack-up frame support structure.

A NASA technician installs an optic reference cube to the HAM mechanism in order to perform alignment measurements

[Aug-2018] A NASA technician installs an optic reference cube to the HAM mechanism in order to perform alignment mea ... MORE »

[Aug-2018] Installation of an optical cover to prevent any debris from contaminating the HAM mechanism optics.

[Jul-2018] A NASA technician assembles the Half-Angle Mirror (HAM) mechanism in preparation for balancing activities ... MORE »

[Jul-2018] NASA technician, Wes Fincher, installs a temporary vibration sensor to prepare the ETU Rotating Telescope ... MORE »

[Jul-2018] Assembly of the BOLT unit stack-up prior to harness routing.

[Jul-2018] Assembly of the BOLT stack-up.

[Jun-2018] Setting up the Engineering Test Unit (ETU) for spindle axis characterization in order to measure the true ... MORE »

[May-2018] NASA technicians assemble the BOLT unit into the vibration fixture.

[May-2018] Performing BOLT vibration testing. A contamination cover is installed to protect the hardware from debris ... MORE »

A NASA technician installs the rotor mass simulator to the BOLT unit

[May-2018] A NASA technician installs the rotor mass simulator to the Bearing Only Life Test (BOLT) unit in preparat ... MORE »

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