{"id":3593,"date":"2010-11-26T03:47:51","date_gmt":"2010-11-26T07:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galadriel.astro.utoronto.ca\/ballast\/?p=3593"},"modified":"2010-11-26T03:47:51","modified_gmt":"2010-11-26T07:47:51","slug":"sun-shields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?p=3593","title":{"rendered":"Sun Shields"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday we mounted the as-finished-as-they&#8217;ll-get-until-flight-ready sun shields. This first involved moving the shields around the gondola, which is really tricky in a highbay where the crane only runs down the middle, and you can&#8217;t move things off to the side. But it worked.<\/p>\n<p>This makes the gondola start to look really complete. That isn&#8217;t to say that we&#8217;re anywhere close to finished, only that it&#8217;s starting to really feel like a telescope that might work. So, I was inspired to take a few general pictures too.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3593 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3597'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9015-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Moving Around\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3597\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9015-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9015-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9015-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3597'>\n\t\t\t\tThere is just barely enough room to move the shields around\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3598'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9022-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"BLAST Work\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3598\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9022-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9022-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9022-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3598'>\n\t\t\t\tI catch Joseph doing BLAST work\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3599'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9023-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Joseph Up Close\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3599\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9023-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9023-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9023-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3599'>\n\t\t\t\tSo it seems like a good time to get a closeup\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3600'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9029-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Omni Sun Sensor\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9029-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9029-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9029-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3600'>\n\t\t\t\tWith the shields up close, I get a good view of the Omnidirectional Sun Sensor (OSS)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3601'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9031-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iridium Antenna\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3601\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9031-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9031-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9031-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3601'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd other antennas, like the Iridium one at the back\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3602'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9036-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Antennas\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3602\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9036-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9036-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9036-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3602'>\n\t\t\t\tThe complete collection of crap on top the sun shields. Included are ten (TEN!) GPS antennas\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3603'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9043-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"HGA\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3603\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9043-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9043-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9043-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3603'>\n\t\t\t\tJoseph takes advantage of the shield&#8217;s proximity to the mezzanine to mount the HGA\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3608'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9073-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Hemisphere\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3608\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9073-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9073-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9073-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3608'>\n\t\t\t\tFor now it lives in a big white hemisphere. Eventually it gets a full sphere\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3604'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9048-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cryostat\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3604\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9048-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9048-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9048-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3604'>\n\t\t\t\tCryostat and things at the back of the inner frame\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3605'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9056-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"ACS, BOB, Computer\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3605\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9056-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9056-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9056-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3605'>\n\t\t\t\tThe ACS, break-out-box, and computer\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3606'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9069-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sad Emplty Rack\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3606\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9069-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9069-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9069-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3606'>\n\t\t\t\tThe temporary DAS\/Receiver rack. All sad and empty now\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3607'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9072-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Telescope\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3607\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9072-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9072-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9072-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3607'>\n\t\t\t\tReally starting to look like a telescope\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3609'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9080-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cable Path\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3609\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9080-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9080-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9080-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3609'>\n\t\t\t\tFor beam mapping, Matt and I laid out 150m signal cables for the XY stage. We mark the path with lots of flags so people don&#8217;t run it over\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3610'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9082-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Road Closed\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3610\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9082-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9082-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9082-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3610'>\n\t\t\t\tThis sign helps too\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3611'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9087-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"On Shipping Container\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3611\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9087-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9087-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9087-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3611'>\n\t\t\t\tThe stage, set up on a shipping container, so the telescope can see it\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3613'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9096-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sun Shield Attaching\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3613\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9096-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9096-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9096-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3613'>\n\t\t\t\tSun shield attaching is a big job. I may have been the only person not involved. Vic Watches\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3614'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9103-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mark Craning\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3614\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9103-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9103-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9103-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3614'>\n\t\t\t\tThis time, Mark operates the crane. The only qualified person yet to do so is Jeff\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3615'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9109-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Barth in Blue\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3615\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9109-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9109-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9109-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3615'>\n\t\t\t\tI get a picture of Barth, sporting the daring blue and backwards hard hat\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3616'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9112-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Luke Watching\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3616\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9112-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9112-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9112-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3616'>\n\t\t\t\tLuke watches. I&#8217;m adding this one only because I know his mom sometimes checks this site\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3612'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9090-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Joseph and Natalie\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3612\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9090-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9090-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9090-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3612'>\n\t\t\t\tJoseph and Natalie\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3617'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9122-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Looking Good\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3617\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9122-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9122-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/img_9122-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3617'>\n\t\t\t\tBLAST, looking good. Damn good\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday we mounted the as-finished-as-they&#8217;ll-get-until-flight-ready sun shields. This first involved moving the shields around the gondola, which is really tricky in a highbay where the crane only runs down the middle, and you can&#8217;t move things off to the side. But it worked.<\/p>\n<p>This makes the gondola start to look really complete. 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