<\/a>Jamil soldering <\/div>
I have yet to encounter him working at an angle suitable for photography. That hasn't stopped me<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Natalie works on the pinhole sun sensors <\/div>
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<\/a>Sasha <\/div>
Another busy day for the insert assembly team<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Sun shields <\/div>
Not yet particularly effective at shielding the sun<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Don arrived <\/div>
And he made a stack of boxes<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Science <\/div>
Being bored on teleconferences<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Five telescopes! <\/div>
As many as we'll run in Texas, and only one short of a full instrument<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Ziggy inspects the fit <\/div>
Much insert juggling followed<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Ed deburring floor mounting brackets <\/div>
I like deburring<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Baffle packaging <\/div>
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<\/a>Baffled Johanna <\/div>
She shows off her handiwork<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>More sun shield bits <\/div>
Nicely organized by Natalie<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Sean assembling sun shields <\/div>
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<\/a>Sean and Natalie <\/div>
Sean is useful for this job because he's quite tall<\/div><\/div>
![I asked Natalie to pose for a "Job well done" shot \u2022 <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/27717602@N03\/9035602927\/" target="_blank">View on Flickr<\/a>](https:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5348\/9035602927_b3fa2e650c_m.jpg "I asked Natalie to pose for a \\"Job well done\\" shot")
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