(Backlog from November 10-17)
Last week didn’t have time for posting, but I continued to take photos of interesting activity in the highbay. Here’s some of what was going on.
![Lifting partly assembled gondola Lifting partly assembled gondola • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15822978695/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7525/15822978695_835d571b10_m.jpg)
Lifting partly assembled gondola
To install the SIP
![Installing CSBF Installing CSBF's Support Instrumentation Package • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15822976805/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7565/15822976805_25f372db9d_m.jpg)
Installing CSBF's Support Instrumentation Package
Which allows us to communicate with the payload during flight
![Installed SIP Installed SIP • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15799316706/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7537/15799316706_e334e4801e_m.jpg)
Installed SIP
![Fun with little hands Fun with little hands • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15203549233/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5616/15203549233_a48ffa8c37_m.jpg)
Fun with little hands
Cynthia tests whether she can replace parts from an installed telescope insert
![Mohawk time! Mohawk time! • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15824527012/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7574/15824527012_8ac1124b45_m.jpg)
Mohawk time!
John H jumps on the bandwagon
![John R started the trend John R started the trend • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15638119830/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8583/15638119830_5577d9ebcc_m.jpg)
John R started the trend
![Ziggy gets a normal haircut Ziggy gets a normal haircut • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15637555368/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7564/15637555368_4a3db70273_m.jpg)
Ziggy gets a normal haircut
![John removes his mohawk the next morning John removes his mohawk the next morning • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15821082631/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8279/15821082631_2e21c8b2c1_m.jpg)
John removes his mohawk the next morning
![Ivan saws a steel tube Ivan saws a steel tube • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15821081831/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7566/15821081831_9788055de8_m.jpg)
Ivan saws a steel tube
Becase
![Straight string Straight string • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15824521612/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7543/15824521612_f943fb7b03_m.jpg)
Straight string
Confirming that the tube has matched hole clocking
![SPIDER shirt at work SPIDER shirt at work • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15203538653/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8417/15203538653_d14590e3b6_m.jpg)
SPIDER shirt at work
![Ivan glues the replacement steel insert Ivan glues the replacement steel insert • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15637788307/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7529/15637788307_a23d028a8e_m.jpg)
Ivan glues the replacement steel insert
![Glue Glue • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15821078421/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5610/15821078421_6d8a0b57bd_m.jpg)
Glue
![Ride back to town on Ivan (the Terrabus) Ride back to town on Ivan (the Terrabus) • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15637144239/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5603/15637144239_b684f0c53f_m.jpg)
Ride back to town on Ivan (the Terrabus)
![Tube curing Tube curing • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15824514662/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5612/15824514662_76fe93beb5_m.jpg)
Tube curing
Using a hacked-together cover on the vacuum oven
![Hanging out with the gondola Hanging out with the gondola • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15203529393/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7507/15203529393_3013a5ec09_m.jpg)
Hanging out with the gondola
![Baffle test fit Baffle test fit • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15203527353/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5611/15203527353_300b9cac41_m.jpg)
Baffle test fit
![Glasses repair Glasses repair • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15637539118/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7572/15637539118_a63becdac8_m.jpg)
Glasses repair
Required after a volleyball intersected with my face
![Barth wrestles with the gondola Barth wrestles with the gondola • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15824506672/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7540/15824506672_3b9454e33a_m.jpg)
Barth wrestles with the gondola
![Tightening bolts Tightening bolts • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15821064731/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8659/15821064731_3e16ec1dfb_m.jpg)
Tightening bolts
On a fully assembled gondola
![Ed and the vacuum window tester Ed and the vacuum window tester • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15637131649/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5612/15637131649_6c6fb2b09d_m.jpg)
Ed and the vacuum window tester
![The flight computer insides The flight computer insides • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15203519353/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5604/15203519353_c6a30fe4bf_m.jpg)
The flight computer insides
![Cable routing Cable routing • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15637528258/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5609/15637528258_3decd6f240_m.jpg)
Cable routing
Sasha and I are both very OCD about very neat cable routing
![Don opens computers Don opens computers • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15637124449/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5609/15637124449_ea766f22f0_m.jpg)
Don opens computers
To make sure nothing rattled loose during shipping
![Best seat in the house Best seat in the house • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15799282136/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7514/15799282136_31ae6180fb_m.jpg)
Best seat in the house
![Johanna makes things shiny Johanna makes things shiny • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15637763907/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7551/15637763907_aee297e0b2_m.jpg)
Johanna makes things shiny
Starting with the suspension cables (to keep them safe from the sun)
![Pivot controller next Pivot controller next • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15822936845/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5606/15822936845_a59e514df8_m.jpg)
Pivot controller next
Shiny things are good
![Jamil disassembles the computer box Jamil disassembles the computer box • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15821049451/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7486/15821049451_727f5622ba_m.jpg)
Jamil disassembles the computer box
For a through cleaning after metal shavings were discovered inside
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Spacer installation
On the cable-suspension turnbuckle
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Sasha likes having her picture taken
![Anne checks for leaks Anne checks for leaks • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15822932685/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5609/15822932685_973f148356_m.jpg)
Anne checks for leaks
By spritzing helium around vacuum flanges
![Ed does the easy part Ed does the easy part • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15799272056/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5609/15799272056_abf9c71c73_m.jpg)
Ed does the easy part
Watching to see if the number on the leak checker changes
![Nat Nat's hat • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15824484662/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8117/15824484662_39a6829b66_m.jpg)
Nat's hat
Formerly a raccoon
![Jamil remounts the extra clean computer box Jamil remounts the extra clean computer box • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15824482872/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5614/15824482872_10a6dfdfa2_m.jpg)
Jamil remounts the extra clean computer box
![Arm wrestling continues Arm wrestling continues • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15203498903/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5611/15203498903_2e6ba40b05_m.jpg)
Arm wrestling continues
Jamil over Don
![Anne struggles mightily against Jeff Anne struggles mightily against Jeff • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15824479882/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8117/15824479882_b5e0536164_m.jpg)
Anne struggles mightily against Jeff
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