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STARDUST Update - May 15, 1998
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STARDUST Status Report
May 15, 1998
Ken Atkins
STARDUST Project Manager
Assembly, Test, and Launch Operations (ATLO) activities: ATLO
this past week involved harness modifications to achieve a
compatible timing interface and grounding for the Navigation Camera
scan-mirror motor, Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU #2) installation,
Attitude Control System interface testing and spacecraft functional
testing.
The formal ATLO Pre-Environmental Test Review was conducted. The Board
concluded that STARDUST is ready to proceed to its environmental test.
Aerogel: The ATLO Test Unit (ATU) aerogel trays were installed in the
Sample Return Capsule (SRC). The installation procedure was practiced
in the SRC Structural/Thermal Model. JPL aerogel team members
participated in the aerogel collector inspection and installation.
Outreach: After the film "Deep Impact" opening and the announcement of
the new round of name collections, the STARDUST home page jumped to a
peak of 64,239 hits on May 11, and has been averaging 51,600 hits
per day for the week. About 86,000 names have already been
collected. There is a link to the Stardust name collection form
from the Deep Impact homepage at:
http://www.deepimpactmovie.com
STARDUST was also the highlighted feature on the
Space Day home page at:
http://www.spaceday.com/thisweek/index.htm
For more information on the STARDUST mission - the first ever comet sample
return mission, please visit the STARDUST home page:
http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov