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The front-wheel-less launch vehicle ("Hercules") drives off of the
flatbed truck.
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Marco's new foam mirror cover.
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Attaching the wheels.
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Marie and Marco test fit the mirror cover.
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Jaspaul attaches sun shield panels.
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A GPS antenna taunts passers by.
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Maries trims a panel to allow access for the very thick TDRSS antenna
cable.
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Jeff, Enzo, Don and Barth measure the transfer function of the
receiver system.
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New mylar attachments shield the space between the primary mirror and
the inner frame.
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Sun shields with all but three panels attached, left off for access to
the cryostat and electronics.
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Mark and Jeff finish a helium transfer.
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First launch vehicle tests, with a shipping container filled with 6000
lbs of ballast.
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Marie mylarizes a piece of foam cut to fill in the space between the
mirror and the baffle.
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Marco admires the tight fit on another piece of foam.
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NSBF riggers install the SIP.
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Marco finally has had enough of foam and mylar, and devises his ironic
demise.
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Ed distracts Marco and Marie from yet more mylarizing.
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