Spacecraft Construction Status
 | Jan 06, 1998 | Begin Spacecraft Assembly |
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| Feb 05, 1998 | Spacecraft Electrical Power and Continunity |
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| Feb 05, 1998 | Sample Return Capsule Deploy and Checkout |
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| May 2, 1998 | CIDA Electronics Installed |
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| Mar 13, 1998 | Deep Space Network Compatibility Test |
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| May 18, 1998 | Functional Bus Test |
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| May 19, 1998 | Sample Return Capsule Assembly and Test |
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| May 21, 1998 | CIDA Sensor Installed and Tested |
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| May 28, 1998 | Sample Return Capsule Integrated |
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| May 28, 1998 | Fold Up Bus (Initial) |
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| Jun 24, 1998 | Navigation Camera Test |
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| Jun 25, 1998 | Spacecraft Performance Test 1 |
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| Jun 28, 1998 | Spacecraft Closed Up |
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| Jun 29, 1998 | Periscope Installation |
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| Jun 30, 1998 | Install Parachute in Sample Return Capsule |
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| Jul 02, 1998 | Solar Array Installation |
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| Jul 11, 1998 | Begin Tests in Multifunction Test Facility |
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| Jul 15, 1998 | Spin Balance Test |
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| Jul 18, 1998 | Weigh Spacecraft |
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| Jul 18, 1998 | Move to RAL Highbay (Reverberant Acoustics Laboratory) |
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| Jul 19, 1998 | Begin Pre-Environmental Performance Tests |
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| Aug 02, 1998 | Pre-Environmental Alignment Complete |
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| Aug 05, 1998 | SRC Deployment Test |
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| Aug 07, 1998 | Load IPA into Propellant Tank |
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| Aug 11, 1998 | Frequency Survey |
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| Aug 14, 1998 | Acoustic Test |
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| Aug 19, 1998 | Pyro Shock/Sep Tests |
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| Aug 20, 1998 | Drain IPA |
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| Aug 24, 1998 | EMC/EMI Test |
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| Aug 27, 1998 | Solar Array Deployment Test |
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| Sep 09, 1998 | Payload Adapter Fixture (PAF) Fit Check |
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| Sep 15, 1998 | Install MLI and Prepare for Thermal Vacuum |
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| Sep 24, 1998 | Thermal Vacuum Test |
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| Oct 1, 1998 | Flight Aerogel Tray Set Delivered |
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| Oct 2, 1998 | Propulsion Leak Test |
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| Oct 14, 1998 | System Performance Test (SPT3) |
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| Oct 14, 1998 | Install Flight Aerogel |
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| Oct 15, 1998 | Fault Protection Test |
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| Oct 21, 1998 | Mass Properties/Spin Balance |
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| Nov 11, 1998 | Pack and Ship to Kennedy Space Center |
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| Nov 12, 1998 | Arrive at PHSF at Kennedy Space Center |
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| Dec 11, 1998 | Thermal Components Installed |
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| Dec 21, 1998 | System Performance Test (SPT4) at KSC |
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| Jan 10, 1999 | Final Solar Array Illumination Test |
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| Jan 11, 1999 | Closeout Solar Arrays |
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| Jan 13, 1999 | Install Solar Array Separation Bolts |
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| Jan 18, 1999 | Load Spacecraft Propellant and Test |
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| Jan 18, 1999 | Load Final Flight Software |
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| Jan 18, 1999 | Multilayer Insulation (MLI) Closeout |
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| Jan 19, 1999 | Fianl torqueing solar array sep bolts |
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| Jan 25, 1999 | Fianl Weighing of Spacecraft |
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| Jan 26, 1999 | Mate STARDUST Spacecraft to 3rd Stage |
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| Jan 28, 1999 | Erect Launch Vehicle |
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| Feb 07, 1999 | Launch Spacecraft |
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