26 Tuesday 1998 :

Goddard Space Flight Center

SEH-3 arrives at GSFC to begin integration and testing for launchon the space shuttle Discovery, STS-95.

27 Wednsday 1998:

Goddard Space Flight Center
Building 5, Clean Room

Tasks Completed:

• Radiation survey of payload shipping containers completed
  
• Unpacking SEH-3 payload and Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
  
• Post-ship functional tests completed

28 Thursday 1998:

Goddard Space Flight Center
Building 5, Clean Room

Tasks Completed:

• Prepared flight harness interface connectors for flight
  
• Final application of Uralane
  
• Final review of harness for flight

Photos:

• Applying Uralane to the payload.   (94K)

29 Friday 1998:

Goddard Space Flight Center
Building 5, Clean Room

Tasks Completed:

• Payload and support electronics setup in clean room
  
• SEH-3 EUV spectrometer pumpdown begins
  
• EUV spectrometer vent cap installed
  
• EUV spectrometer vacuum valve prepared for flight

Photos:

• SEH-3 EUV spectrometer on turbo - pump   (111K)

1 Monday 1998 :

Goddard Space Flight Center
Building 5, Clean Room

Tasks Completed:

• EUV spectrometer removed from pumps
  
• EUV spectrometer vacuum valve sealed for flight
  
• SEH-3 instrument assembly installed into flight canisters
  
• SEH-3 CGSE checkout began with ACCESS
  
• SEH-3 instrument reservoir pressure checks

2 Tuesday 1998 :

Goddard Space Flight Center
Building 5, Clean Room

Tasks Completed:

• SEH-3 Motorized Door Assembly installed/Mechanical integration complete
  
• SEH-3 support electronics installed into flight canister
  
• SEH-3 blankets installed
  
• SEH-3 instrument canister installed onto bridge
  

Photos:

• SEH-3 Pressure Proof Test    (36K)
  
• Sometimes the GSFC crew needs a little persuasion...   (73K)

3 Wednesday 1998 :

Goddard Space Flight Center
Building 5, Clean Room

Tasks Completed:

• Isolation checks completed
  
• Electrical hookup to shuttle avionics for testing
  
• Command capability verified at ground station

4 Thursday 1998 :

Goddard Space Flight Center
Building 5, Clean Room

Tasks Completed:

• Command and Data testing begins
  
• CGSE connections with ACCESS verified and tested

5 Friday 1998 :

Goddard Space Flight Center
Building 5, Clean Room

Tasks Completed:

• SEH-3 electrical turn on with avionics
  
• SEH-3 operations functional test completed
  
• Video test completed
  
• Integration completed successfully and on time!!