HETG Installation

A few pictures taken in the 2k cleanroom, 12/10/96.

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Updated 12/10/96

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Inspection of HETG facets. Mike McGurk, MIT at left, John Ratliff, Marshal QA at right.
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HETG suspended from lift fixture and in motion.
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HETG moving along work platform. HETG mechanism in extended position, visible at rear of HRMA.
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HETG fitting into place.
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View of aft structure. HRMA aft door closed and secured to contamination cover. Thermal plug installed in HRMA, showing ARM and MDS ports. HETG at right, mechanism still extended. LETG, with ARM installed & covered, at left. Shutter has shells 1,3, and 4 open in quadrant 3 (CMDB fans: DISCRETE T,N,B134,S)!!!
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Another view of aft structure, LETG in foreground.
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Top view of aft structure, using a well-tethered camera. LETG at left, HETG at right. Gratings are in "open" position and are clear of beam.
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View of aft structure from below.
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FPSI view of the HSA.
All pictures on this page taken with the Kodak DC20 Digital Camera. An inexpensive, 24-bit, pocket-sized digital camera.
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