Picture Gallery for Tue 2003-08-26 22:19:02 UTC


BLAST's gas can.BLAST's gas can.
Matt fills the gas can with nitrogen, our fuel of choice.Matt fills the gas can with nitrogen, our fuel of choice.
A still of Matt filling the gas can with nitrogen.A still of Matt filling the gas can with nitrogen.
This will actually become the cryostat window purge system.This will actually become the cryostat window purge system.
Adding the coil of warming tube.Adding the coil of warming tube.
Marie's battery connection points on the gondola.Marie's battery connection points on the gondola.
Matt interrupts Gaelen fixing cables.Matt interrupts Gaelen fixing cables.
The wings of the gondola are now mylarised.The wings of the gondola are now mylarised.
The gondola through the rapidly diminishing holes in the sun shields.The gondola through the rapidly diminishing holes in the sun shields.
Matt inspects the blue foam that Mark got.  Perversely, this blue foam is green.Matt inspects the blue foam that Mark got. Perversely, this blue foam is green.
Checking inner frame clearance on the batteries.Checking inner frame clearance on the batteries.
Enzo sets up the fake sun to test the sun sensor.Enzo sets up the fake sun to test the sun sensor.
Marie assembles a fake fake sun to test the sun sensor CCDs.Marie assembles a fake fake sun to test the sun sensor CCDs.
Jaspaul spent a fair amount of time up on the forklift attaching foam to the sun shields.Jaspaul spent a fair amount of time up on the forklift attaching foam to the sun shields.
The three colours of blue foam.The three colours of blue foam.
Jaspaul and Gaelen decided to turn Flight Code Corner into a fun house.Jaspaul and Gaelen decided to turn Flight Code Corner into a fun house.
Another view of the fun house version of flight code corner.Another view of the fun house version of flight code corner.

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