Encapsulation

Photos of LRO getting encapsulated.

Its like putting your five year old on the bus for the first time. :(

Photos courtesy of Gordon Casto & Katheryn Vasquez.

LRO & LCROSS Flight Ready!

The photo above shows LRO atop LCROSS just prior to encapsulation in the Atlas Fairing (seen behind the stacked spacecraft).

LRO has also been informed that our launch date has now officially moved to June 17, 2009.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance. - Samuel Johnson

Vehicle at the Pad for WDR

Where's Kevin & Trick? Pictures courtesy of Katheryn Vasquez.

EGSE in the P-Van.

The SAS rack and the umbilical rack were moved from Astrotech and installed into the P-van where they will stay through launch. The racks had to be tied to the van for the move to the pad. We were able to verify that we could communicate to the racks.

LRO Mating to LCROSS.

Better than Wild Kingdom...

LRO on the Payload Adapter Ring

LRO has been mated to the vehicle adapter ring. The first step in the stacking process.