RBSP Spacecraft Prepared
August 22, 2012
Inside the Astrotech payload processing facility near NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians perform a solar array illumination test after the solar arrays and magnetometer boom were deployed on the Radiation Belt Storm Probes spacecraft A. Deploying these components are a standard procedure to ensure they work properly on Earth before they head into space.
Image credit: NASA/ Charisse Nahser
July 6, 2012
Topics:
Environment, Technology Internet, Space, Astrotech Corporation, Radiation Belt Storm Probes, Spaceflight, Living With a Star, NASA, International Space Station, Van Allen radiation belt, Spacecraft, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
