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Cover Drive and Lock Ring Mechanisms for GenesisThe Genesis payload canister will return solar wind samples to Earth. The canister contains four mechanism assemblies: the Cover Drive Mechanism, the Lock Ring Mechanism, the Array Deployment Mechanism, and the Array Latch Mechanism. The Cover Drive and Lock Ring Mechanisms are described in detail while the other two mechanisms are briefly summarized. The Engineering Model canister has been designed, built, tested, and delivered to the spacecraft. The Flight Model is currently being built with delivery to the spacecraft scheduled for mid July 2000. Launch is scheduled for January 2001
Document ID
20000048400
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Jandura, Louise
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 2000
Publication Information
Publication: 34th Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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