We completed the Trending Test at 1:30 PM and started the Integrated Payload Functional Test at 2:00 PM. This test will take 6 hours. Mini-RF Free Radiating Tests will take 3 hours, and a final trending test will require 1 to 2 more hours.
At this point we we will power down and reconfigure for the Safing test which will start at 4:00 AM tomorrow 1/9/2009. The Safing Test will end at 11:00 AM.
After 11:00 AM we can power down and start the preprations for battery swap out. We need to discharge the Qual battery, remove the battery blanket and the heater, thermocouple cable.
Flight Battery change out will take place Saturday 1/10/2009. Flight Battery Electrical Integration will take place on Sunday 1/11/2009.
This blog follows the progress of the LRO mission through Integration and Testing at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and launch site processing at KSC\Astrotech. Its purpose is to enable communication to the entire LRO Team about the status of ongoing activities.
LRO was launched June 18th, 2009 at 5:32pm EDT from KSC. This BLOG will follow the progress of the mission as LRO travels to the Moon and establishes orbit around it.
This BLOG will be periodically updated during LRO's early mission but as the nominal mission unfolds the official NASA LRO website and the LRO Science Instrument's own websites will evolve into a more interesting sources of LRO science results as postings appear there first and LRO engineering and operations (source of this site) will become increasingly routine.
LRO was launched June 18th, 2009 at 5:32pm EDT from KSC. This BLOG will follow the progress of the mission as LRO travels to the Moon and establishes orbit around it.
This BLOG will be periodically updated during LRO's early mission but as the nominal mission unfolds the official NASA LRO website and the LRO Science Instrument's own websites will evolve into a more interesting sources of LRO science results as postings appear there first and LRO engineering and operations (source of this site) will become increasingly routine.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
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