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1998 Aug - Goddard Cleanroom
- WFPC1 Prep ---
| Many
of Hubble's parts and instruments are built and tested
in Goddard's cleanroom. WFPC1 is prepared for its deintegration
so that its parts can be used for WFC3.
The captions below refer to the left wide-angle image. |
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| Center |
The
pie-shaped structure is WFPC1. |
| Far
Wall (grid) |
WFPC1
points at the the Hubble mockup (High fidelity Mechanical
Simulator or HFMS). |
| Top
Right Corner |
The
tan round structure is the electrical simulator for
the Hubble Space Telescope. |
| Right
Wall |
Along
the right wall is one of the carriers used to carry
scientific instruments into orbit aboard the shuttle. |
| Left
Wall |
Along
the left wall is the Flight Support System (FSS). During
servicing missions in space, it attaches Hubble to the
Space Shuttle. |
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Left
and Middle Images: A close-up of WFPC1 and the Hubble
mockup (HFMS) is shown in the left and middle images.
The top rectangular hole on the mockup is where WFPC1
was taken from on the real Hubble.
Right Image: The WFPC1 is being moved by a counterbalance
fixture. This fixture also serves to approximate a 0-g
environment for astronaut training. |
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Left
Image: The external radiator of the WFPC1. The radiator
was exposed to space as part of the outer-shell of Hubble.
The panel in the center provides access to the power
supplies in the instrument.
Middle Image: Side view of the WFPC1. The inner
black box with rivets is the main enclosure of WFPC1.
The aluminum structure framing the WFPC1 is a transport
fixture that secures the location of the latches on
the instrument.
Right Image: This is the view of the instrument
from the end that is inserted into Hubble. The Pick-off
Mirror is obscured by the aluminum fixture. |
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