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| LISA Pathfinder science module vibration tests |
| The structural thermal model (STM) of the LISA Pathfinder science module has successfully completed a series of vibration tests at the ESTEC facilities in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. These tests are part of the spacecraft's system level mechanical verification. |
| Date: 19 Dec 2008 |
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| Shocks but no surprises for LISA Pathfinder |
| LISA Pathfinder has successfully completed a series of tests devised to characterise the shocks that the spacecraft will experience at launcher separation and when the science and propulsion modules separate upon reaching the operational orbit at L1. |
| Date: 10 Nov 2008 |
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| System level acoustic tests completed |
| The LISA Pathfinder system level acoustic tests were performed on 9 and 10 September 2008 at the Large European Acoustic Facility (LEAF) at ESTEC, The Netherlands. The purpose of these tests was to confirm the load levels on the spacecraft units arising from random vibrations. Initial assessment of the test results indicates that the loads were as expected. |
| Date: 23 Sep 2008 |
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| LISA Pathfinder modules ready for acoustic tests |
| The LISA Pathfinder science and propulsion modules are now ready for acoustic testing in the Large European Acoustic Facility (LEAF) at ESTEC, The Netherlands. In the four weeks since the modules arrived at ESTEC engineers have been busy preparing the units for this first system test. |
| Date: 01 Sep 2008 |
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