The_Ulysses_spacecraft_undergoes_testing_at_the_vacuum_spin-balancing_facility_in_ESTEC.jpg


Summary

Description
English: S90-45985 --- (May 1990) The Ulysses spacecraft undergoes testing at the vacuum spin-balancing facility in ESTEC. Careful balancing is required in order to ensure that the high gain antenna, which is aligned with the spacecraft spin axis, can be accurately pointed toward Earth throughout the mission. It will be flown to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) for further processing before being on loaded to Discovery's cargo bay. The Space Shuttle crew of STS-41 will send it off to its long-awaited mission.
Date
Source NASA Image and Video Library
Author NASA
Camera location 52° 13′ 02″ N, 4° 25′ 17″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info
This image or video was catalogued by Johnson Space Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: S90-45985 .

This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing .
Other languages:

Licensing

Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA . NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted ". (See Template:PD-USGov , NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy .)
Warnings:

Captions

Ulysses spacecraft undergoes testing at the vacuum spin-balancing facility in ESTEC

52°13'2"N, 4°25'17"E

May 1990

52°13'1.999"N, 4°25'17.000"E

image/jpeg