NICER Range of Motion Time-lapse

From Wikivideos

Video source record: https://images.nasa.gov/details/GSFC_20160411_NICER_m12529_RangeofMotion

NICER Range of Motion Time-lapse
0:00 / --:--

Player mode uses your custom Wikivideos controls.

images.nasa.gov

Summary

The Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) Deploy and Pointing System (DAPS) is tested at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The DAPS is only capable of moving in the weightless environment on orbit, not in Earth’s gravity on the ground. DAPS therefore was tested on a platform structure with wheels and bearings. The test includes motions responsible for tracking and slewing between neutron star targets in the sky with NICER's X-ray Timing Instrument, which is stationary during this test because it is too heavy to be moved by the DAPS motors in Earth's gravity.

This page is styled with a Wikimedia-like layout while preserving the Wikivideos player and chapter workflow.

Details

  • Source collection: NASA
  • License: Public Domain (US Government)
  • Category: Space

Wikipedia cross-links

Academic references

  1. Primary source record: https://images.nasa.gov/details/GSFC_20160411_NICER_m12529_RangeofMotion
  2. Topic lookup: Google Scholar search for “NICER Range of Motion Time-lapse”