June 19, 2014

The Hardware: Baffle

Upper baffle parts (qualification model) in integration by Verhaert at ESTEC

Here is a short movy showing the remouval of the integration frame (3.8 Mb)

Rigidifying structure at the interface
between lower and upper levels

Chicanes of the upper baffle fitting

Chicanes of the lower level before painting

Chicanes of the lower level after painting

Upper baffle (lower level) on its
integration frame

Upper level of the upper baffle

Lower and upper level of the baffle assembling

Zoom on the lower and upper level assembling

Lower and upper parts of the baffle assembling

Rigidifying structure of the upper level and
firsts chicanes

Chicanes of the first level and blade

Shutter hoop fitting

Chicanes of the first level and blade

Final baffle assembling (qualification model)

Chicanes (very low albedo black paint)

Chicanes (very low albedo black paint)

Integration team

Baffle inspection at ESTEC
(Alain Magnan, Claudie Fauré)

Shutter openning mechanism spring