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Opal Flight Construction - April 20, 1999

Flight construction continues. Picosatellite circuitry is installed and Carlos works on the power system.
 
 
  • Flight picosatellite circuitry. It's coated in RTV to protect against launch vibrations.
  • Another view of flight picosatellite circuitry.
  • Another view of flight picosatellite circuitry.
  • Another view of flight picosatellite circuitry.
  • Flight Opal is some semblance of assembly. The picosatellite circuitry is the box in the middle tray.
  • Flight Opal is some semblance of assembly.
  • Front view of picosatellite ejection tubes.
  • Side view of partially assembled Opal.
  • The opposite side of Opal.
  • The bottom tray, the power tray, with handles attached.
  • Carlos Garcia Sacristan poses with his baby, the power tray.
  • Carlos carefully attaches the launch vehicle interface (LVI) to the bottom solar panel.

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