Preparing the MOC 2 for Mars

This page provides an index to materials describing the preparations of the MOC for flight aboard the Mars Global Surveyor, from integration of its electronics to tests at Cape Canaveral to be performed shortly before launch. These preparations are divided into five main events that will each be documented with its own set of WWW pages (completed events are active links; events yet to occur are in plain text):

Integration and Testing of the MOC at Caltech

Delivery of the MOC to Lockheed Martin or MOC 2's Excellent Adventure, including


Transport of the MOC 2 to LMA in Denver
Setting up in SSB 201 Cleanroom at LMA
Fixing the Wide Angle Camera Problem
Installing on the Spacecraft

Weighing the MOC Cover and Stacking the Spacecraft

Testing of the MOC while on the Spacecraft, including


Spacecraft Systems Tests
Spacecraft Environmental Testing


Transport of the Spacecraft to Cape Canaveral

Testing at Cape Canaveral

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