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LADEE Spacecraft Gets Final Science Instrument Installed

A team of engineers at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., tests an electrical interface on the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft to ensure all of the cable pins are in the correct location and that it is safe to connect.
Source: NASA/Ames - Eric James
Published: October 24, 2012

A team of engineers at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., tests an electrical interface on the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft to ensure all of the cable pins are in the correct location and that it is safe to connect.

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