TRACERS Thermal Vacuum Testing at Millennium Space Systems
NASA’s Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites, or TRACERS, is embarking on its integration and testing campaign, during which all of the instruments and components will be added to the spacecraft structure, tested to ensure they will survive the harsh environments of launch and space, and made ready to execute its mission.
The TRACERS mission will help scientists understand an explosive process called magnetic reconnection and its effects in Earth’s atmosphere. Magnetic reconnection occurs when magnetic fields and particles from the Sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field. By understanding this process, scientists will be able to better understand and prepare for impacts of solar activity on Earth, such as auroras and disruptions to telecommunications.
Below are clips of Millennium Space Systems’ team members conducting Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing at the Boeing Space Systems Laboratory in El Segundo, California.
Learn more about the mission: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/tracers/
B-Roll: Millennium Space Systems team members prepare the TRACERS spacecraft for Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing at Boeing Space Systems Laboratory in El Segundo, CA. The testing will ensure it can withstand the harsh conditions of space.
Credit: Millennium Space Systems
Photo: Millennium Space Systems team members prepare the TRACERS spacecraft for Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing at Boeing Space Systems Laboratory in El Segundo, CA. The testing will ensure it can withstand the harsh conditions of space.
Credit: Millennium Space Systems
Photo: Millennium Space Systems team members prepare the TRACERS spacecraft for Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing at Boeing Space Systems Laboratory in El Segundo, CA. The testing will ensure it can withstand the harsh conditions of space.
Credit: Millennium Space Systems
Photo: Millennium Space Systems team members prepare the TRACERS spacecraft for Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing at Boeing Space Systems Laboratory in El Segundo, CA. The testing will ensure it can withstand the harsh conditions of space.
Credit: Millennium Space Systems
Photo: Millennium Space Systems team members lift the TRACERS spacecraft to the Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing chamber at Boeing Space Systems Laboratory in El Segundo, CA. The testing will ensure it can withstand the harsh conditions of space.
Credit: Millennium Space Systems
Photo: Millennium Space Systems team members lift the TRACERS spacecraft to the Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing chamber at Boeing Space Systems Laboratory in El Segundo, CA. The testing will ensure it can withstand the harsh conditions of space.
Credit: Millennium Space Systems
Photo: Millennium Space Systems team members prepare the TRACERS spacecraft for Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing at Boeing Space Systems Laboratory in El Segundo, CA. The testing will ensure it can withstand the harsh conditions of space.
Credit: Millennium Space Systems
Photo: Millennium Space Systems team members prepare the TRACERS spacecraft for Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing at Boeing Space Systems Laboratory in El Segundo, CA. The testing will ensure it can withstand the harsh conditions of space.
Credit: Millennium Space Systems
Photo: Millennium Space Systems team members prepare the TRACERS spacecraft for Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing at Boeing Space Systems Laboratory in El Segundo, CA. The testing will ensure it can withstand the harsh conditions of space.
Credit: Millennium Space Systems
Photo: Millennium Space Systems team members prepare the TRACERS spacecraft for Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing at Boeing Space Systems Laboratory in El Segundo, CA. The testing will ensure it can withstand the harsh conditions of space.
Credit: Millennium Space Systems
Photo: Millennium Space Systems team members prepare the TRACERS spacecraft for Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing at Boeing Space Systems Laboratory in El Segundo, CA. The testing will ensure it can withstand the harsh conditions of space.
Credit: Millennium Space Systems
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