欧罗巴快船太阳能电池阵列校准和安装

Technicians move NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility to accommodate installation of its five-panel solar array at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. After moving the spacecraft, the team had to precisely align the spacecraft in preparation for the installation. The huge arrays – spanning more than 100 feet when fully deployed, or about the length of a basketball court – will collect sunlight to power the spacecraft as it flies multiple times around Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, conducting science investigations to determine its potential to support life.

NASA/Frank Michaux

2024年8月1日星期四，在佛罗里达州肯尼迪航天中心，技术人员将美国宇航局的木卫二快船航天器移动到有效载荷危险服务设施内，以便安装其五块太阳能电池板阵列。移动航天器后，团队必须精确校准航天器，为安装做准备。这些巨大的阵列——完全展开后跨度超过100英尺，大约相当于一个篮球场的长度，它们将收集太阳光，为航天器提供动力，使其围绕木星的冰冷卫星欧罗巴多次飞行，进行科学调查，以确定其支持生命的潜力。

影像来源: NASA/Frank Michaux