LRO performs final Pre-launch LAMP End to End Test

This evening, 2/23/2009, The I&T team, with the support of the LAMP engineering team, performed LAMP the instrument pre-launch end to end test. This is the final verification of instrument performance, and the final chance to verify detector health.

LRO Sunday Update

Today was spent with the LRO MOT operating the Orbiter from the MOC at GSFC as we tested Flight Procs. We are making excellent progress and expect to wrap this up over the next week as the coming week's schedule has a number of additional shifts devoted to this.

Also today the LAMP team started their GSE ion vacuum pumps in preperation for their end-to-end test tomorrow night. It is pumping down nicely.

More news on Monday...

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LRO Progress

Today we completed the LEND Functional with the radioactive source. Yesterday the modifications to the thermistor circuit were successfully completed to eliminate the 5 Hz interference problem. Kudos to the electrical and thermal blanket team for developing and implementing an optimal solution to this small but significant problem. The testing today showed LEND is healthy and further confirmed the 5 HZ noise is gone. The LAMP Functional was also completed after the installation of the LAMP vacuum pumping system. LAMP too is flight ready. Tomorrow flight procs will be run and checked out by the MOC at GSFC on the Orbiter here at Astrotech. The MOT is pressing hard toward FORR and tomorrows work will us bring near completion of flight proc checkouts.

Another Sim Successfully Completed

We successfully completed our Mission Simulation today that exercised the Early Mission Timeline. Our team also did a great job working with the injected anomalies and running through our contingency procedures. Nice work everyone!!

LRO Early Mission Simulation

Today LRO and it's totally awesome team are simulating part of the early mission timeline from separation. Several contingencies will be injected as part of the timeline. The team and orbiter are ready to go.

News for 2-18-09

Completed Orbiter Functional late last night. Everything went exceptionally well. Today we are supporting MOC procedure checkout. We are all giddy with anticipation for the Payload Integrated Functional later tonight.

LRO runs the Orbiter Functional Test at KSC 0n 2/17/2009

Preprations for the Orbiter Functional Test began at 7:00 AM today 2/17/2009. As of 4:30 PM, 2/17/2009, we have completed almost 9 hours of the test and are on track to complete the Functional just after midnight tonight.

LRO Status 2/16/2009

The Orbiter was configured for the Orbiter Functional Test scheduled for tomorrow beginning at 7am. We will shortly fire the SAS NEAs, perform the HGAS Pop&Catch, walk HGAS down and reinstall the HGA Hat-Coupler, and configure the GDS. This will complete the preparations for tomorrow.

The link (click the title) with this posting will take you to a KSC page that inlcudes video feed from Astrotech where LRO is.