Last week Spider started to come together as a complete experiment, rather than a collection of parts. The gondola frame was completed, and most of its "outer frame" electronics were installed. Then it was moved over into the west highbay with out cryostat Llorothaag, in preparation for them coming together. NASA’s electronics were also installed, which will eventually allow us to communicate with the ground. In the land of cryogenics, we also started pre-cooling Lloro with liquid nitrogen.
Our limited times with Susan and with Sho came to an end, but it was great to have them here.
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TIghtening screws and checking the gondola frame
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Corwin models proper cryogenic PPE
(Personal protective equipment)
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Growing mess in front of lloro
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Outer frame electonics
All mounted to a honeycomb floor in the gondola
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Hex-pixelized hardware
Looking up through the honeycomb floor
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Elle starts to tame the cryostat's cable mess
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Re-checking detector connectivity
To test for cryogenic wiring issues
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The sun shield frame
Using our ladders as supports
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Jasin in bunny suit with carbon fiber
To avoid carbon fiber itches
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Reassembling the "space invader" frame
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Obligatory cat picture
I get him tangled up in the stair rails while playing
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Outer frame electronics
Now with cables!
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Cables!
Converging on the "break out box" (BOB)
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Cleaned up floor space
Almost, except for the spreader bar
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Maybe we can fit something in this space?
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Does the gondola from the other highbay want to go on an adventure?
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Gondola adventure
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Parking the gondola in its west highbay spot
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Right beside Lloro
So they can get to know each other again
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And maybe their electronics can mingle
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SuperBIT truck
Another experiment, sharing some team members with Spider, arrives
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SuperBIT's stuff
Offloaded, but the people aren't here yet.
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Shinifying
To protect the suspension cables from UV exposure
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More carpentry
Building a scale to weigh 1000 lb liquid helium dewars
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Safety stands support Spider's sides
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In preparation for NASA's SIP to be installed
(Support Instrumentation Package, our interface to talk to the ground)
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Carefully forking in
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And wrestling the rest of the way
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Installed SIP
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SIP Mounting
(Because I couldn't find a good photo of how we did it last time, so you're welcome future me)
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Mounting the elevation drive actuators
Bonus: shirt-based velcro storage
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