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Photos of Terra Spacecraft Prelaunch Preparations
The Terra Spacecraft was transported from Valley Forge to Dover AFB by truck on April 15, 1999. The truck was then loaded onto a C-5 aircraft on April 15 and flown to Vandenberg AFB. After arriving at Vandenberg AFB on April 16th, the spacecraft was unloaded and moved into a clean-room facility to undergo prelaunch testing. The pictures below were presented by Kevin Grady to illustrate the prelaunch preparations of the Terra (EOS AM-1) spacecraft at Vandenberg AFB, CA.
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| Page 1 | Preparation of the Terra Spacecraft for transport at the Valley Forge clean room facility and loading the transport container on the C5 aircraft at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. |
| Page 2 | The C5 Aircraft lands in California and the transport is taken to the clean room facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base. |
| Page 3 | The transport container is cleaned and moved into the clean room. The transport cover, contamination bag and frame are removed from the transport platform. |
| Page 4 | Moving the Terra Spacecraft around on the Three-Axis Positioner (TAP) during routine testing. |
| Page 5 | In these photos, the Terra Spacecraft is undergoing propulsion leak check testing and aliveness testing. |
| Page 6 | Inspection, preparation, and cleaning of the 5 instruments (ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS and MOPITT) on the Terra Spacecraft. |
| Page 7 | A few more pictures courtesy of Barbara Gaitley. |
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