Diamond Member SpaceMan 0 Posted August 5, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted August 5, 2024 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Technicians move This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility to accommodate installation of its five-panel solar array at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. After moving the spacecraft, the team had to precisely align the spacecraft in preparation for the installation. The huge arrays – spanning more than 100 feet when fully deployed, or about the length of a basketball court – will collect sunlight to power the spacecraft as it flies multiple times around Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, conducting science investigations to determine its potential to support life. NASA/Frank Michaux This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/89084-nasa-europa-clipper-solar-array-alignment-and-install/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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