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A hardware problem in the HST power system has caused overcharging of 2 of the 6 on-board batteries, which, if nothing was done, could result in battery overheating and possible failure. ... This report describes the actions taken by the NASA Goddard HST Project to address this need and their effect on the scheduling of HST observing programs . ... An engineering analysis tentatively identified the fault as a loose screw connecting two copper bus bars. ... V1/Sun angle . ...

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Next: INTRODUCTION . ... This article presents the Quality Control system of the Very Large Telescope. ... After a presentation of the QC levels and their implementation for the VLT, the paper discusses the usage of instrument models. ... On the other hand the observatory can control the instrumental configuration, test data analysis procedures, and provide calibration solutions with the help of instrument models. ... Quality Control . ... Instrument models for calibration and quality control . ...

... Near-Infrared Integral-Field Spectrograph (NIFS): . An Instrument Proposed for Gemini . ... In late 1998 the International Gemini Project Office identified a need for a low cost, near-infrared spectrograph to be commissioned on the Gemini South telescope on the shortest possible timescale. In response, the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University proposed to design, construct, and commission a near-infrared, integral-field spectrograph on Gemini. ...

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... INTEGRAL Science Data Centre, Chemin d'?cogia 16, CH-1290 Versoix, Switzerland . ... The INTEGRAL Science Data Centre, implemented by a consortium of scientific institutions, is the part of the ground segment which deals with the interface between the scientific community and the INTEGRAL data. ... This has led to the concept of the INTEGRAL Science Data Centre (ISDC). This centre is the interface between the INTEGRAL data and the users' community. ... 200 housekeeping records per instrument . ...

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... Astrophysics Group . ... Integration of the NIRSpec instrument . ... SKA AAVS0 array . ... One of the major milestones for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been, in September 2013, the completion by ESA of NIRSpec, the first multi-object spectrograph to be operated in space. ... Cambridge, and in particular the Cavendish Astrophysics Group and the Kavli Institute for Cosmology, is heavily involved in NIRSpec by hosting one of the Instrument Science Team members (R. Maiolino). ...

The 6th INTEGRAL Workshop . The Obscured Universe . ... The main goal of this workshop is to consider (via invited and contributed talks and posters) the scientific problems in the field of high energy astrophysics which are possible to solve using the International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory INTEGRAL as well as to present and discuss the scientific results already obtained by this observatory and its coordinated observations with on-ground telescopes and other spacecrafts. ...

Proposal Identification No.: R2700 Date Received: 2012-Feb-17 14:21:09 Technical Page Proposal Type: General Category: Observation Category: Total Time Requested: Minimum Useful Time: Prop osal Title: ABSTRACT: Urgent Planetary Radar Solar System 6 Hours Radar Ranging of Potential Spacecraft Target 2001 WC47 We propose to observe 2001 WC47 to measure its orbit and determine its rotation rate. ...

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... Created: 23 February 2001 . ... SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE MANUAL . ... 9 January 2001 . ... Note: in the final document, the table of contents will be to third level] . The Software Maintenance Manual describes the procedures for installation and maintenance of the software for the Gemini Near-infrared Integral Field Spectrograph (NIFS). ... Section 19.4.3 of the document “Programmatic Requirements for Gemini Instrumentation Development” states the requirements for the Software Maintenance Manual . ...