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Measurement, Integration and Test Section (376)

Environmental Test Laboratory Group 3765

Themis Pre-Environmental Review3/06

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Introduction

– The ETL is presently 18 employees working in 4 separate functional areas (Dynamics, Data Acquisition, Thermal Vacuum, Solar Simulation & Cryogenics).

– The ETL is a major JPL facility comprised of 4 large buildings and a large amount of equipment valued at many millions of dollars (Buildings 144, 150, 248, & 306).

– The Environmental Testing is process based and operational safety requirements are institutionally controlled.

– The ETL is a key element in the life cycle of all JPL “in-house” flight projects and much of the R&D development.

– ETL is currently trying to expand its business base to other centers, businesses and outside companies.

The Environmental Test Laboratory (ETL)

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The Environmental Test Lab

Top of 25 ft Solar Simulator

Building 150 Cleanroom

Building 144 Cleanroom, Thermal Vacuum, Dynamics, and Acoustic Labs

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ETL OrganizationSection 3760

Measurement, Integration & Test EngineeringKevin Clark

Manager

Section 3765Environmental Test Laboratory

Andy RoseSupervisor

Tracy Pellegrino

Secretary & Documentation

Space Simulator Facilities, Cryogenics & Gas

Thermal Vacuum Test Operations Dynamic & Acoustic TestInstrumentation, Data Acquisition,

Thermocouple & Strain Gage Laboratory

Paul Van Velzer

Lead Technician

Chris Carson

Vacuum TechnicianCryogenics (CTM)

Robert Crook

Vacuum Technician

Pat Martin

Test Engineer & Lead

Geoff Laugen

Lead Technician

Mike Sachse

Vacuum Technician

Brian Durgin

Vacuum Technician

Tim Werner

Test Engineer & Lead

Rich Ebner

Test Technician

Doug Perry

Engineer & Group Lead

Bill Vialpando

Technician

Bruce Woodward

Electrical Engineer

Tony Zavala

Engineer

Terry Fisher

ETL Mentor (on contract)

Keith Fields

Test & Process Engineering

Sandro Torres

Engineer

CG, MOI & POI Testing

In process of starting

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ETL Staff

• Thermal Vacuum Test

– Pat Martin Test Engineering Group Lead– Geoff Laugen Building 144 Lead Technician – Paul Van Velzer Building 150/248 Lead Technician– Mike Sachse Test Technician– Brian Durgin Test Technician– Robert Crook Test Technician

Left- Control center for 7’chamber

Right – 7’ chamber where Themis will be tested

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ETL Staff

• Vibration and Acoustic Test

– Tim Werner Test Engineer Group Lead– Rich Ebner Test Technician– Geoff Laugen Test Technician (backup)– Keith Fields Backup Testing

• Instrumentation, Data Acquisition, Strain Gauge & Thermocouple Fabrication & Installation

– Doug Perry Instrumentation Engineer Group Lead– Tony Zavala Instrumentation Engineer– Sandro Torres Instrumentation Engineer– Bill Vialpando Instrumentation Technician

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ETL Staff

• ETL Facilities and Management

– Andy Rose Supervisor and Facility Manager

– Bruce Woodward Facility Electrical Engineer

– Keith Fields Test & Process Engineer

– Tracy Pellegrino Secretary & Documentation

– Melody Moore Financial Administrator

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ETL Business Base• The ETL provides testing services for all “in house” JPL flight

projects– Dynamics

• ETL Dynamics test facilities

• Full vibration test schedule in 2006• SIM, AMT, Aquarius, Spire, THEMIS, and Phoenix

– Thermal Vacuum• ETL Thermal-Vacuum test facilities

• Some small tests are scheduled in 2006• SIM, OSTM, Phoenix, AMT, Aquarius and DAWN

• Building 306 Thermal-Vacuum test facilities

• XMET, SIM ,AMT Optical Bench

Right – 60,000 lb. LDS-994 Shaker

Left – Acoustic vibration chamber

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–External Customers

•The ETL has provided testing to several commercial customers including;

•Bigelow Aerospace

•Boeing

•Space Systems Loral

•Northrop Grumman

•Lockheed Martin

ETL Business Base

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Near Term Vibration Schedule

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Near Term Thermal-Vac Schedule