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Caption: The integrated FUSE science instrument (upper portion) and spacecraft
(lower portion) shortly after mating to become the FUSE satellite at the
JHU/Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, MD. (July 1, 1998)
Caption: The assembled satellite: (left) removal of lifting bar, and
(right) attachment of ground test cables, at
JHU/Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, MD. (July 1, 1998)
Caption: The FUSE science instrument (upper portion) and spacecraft
(lower portion) during assembly to become the FUSE satellite, at the
JHU/Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, MD. (July 1, 1998)
Caption: The "pieces" just prior to assembly: (left) the spacecraft and
(right) the FUSE science instrument (telescope and spectrograph structure), at
JHU/Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, MD. (July 1, 1998)
Caption: The FUSE Spacecraft in a clean room at the JHU Applied
Physics Laboratory being prepared for mating of the telescope structure
and spacecraft. (Before and after placement of thermal blankets.)
(Photos from July 1, 1998.)