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The Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) Main Optics Bench (MOB) is integrated with the Collimator Slit Assembly (CSA). The...
Systems engineer, Joseph Knuble, adjusts the intensity of a lamp during stray light testing on the Ocean Color...
Mechanical technicians install the Flight Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) and Tilt Platform Assembly to the Plankton,...
Optical engineer, Maurice Stancil, performs final optical alignment metrology measurements prior to the Ocean Color...
The flight Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) is connected to flex lines and other alignment calibration hardware in a...
The Exmouth Gulf, western Australia, is bounded on the west by the Cape Ranges; near the base of the peninsula the...
Mechanical technician, Thomas Huber and mechanical engineer Peter Steigner, install an electronic box onto the Ocean...
Quality engineer, John Tota, poses with a magnifying glass and stands close to the textured wall in the Electro...
Members of the PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem), OCI (The Ocean Color Instrument), HARP2, and...
Mechanical technician, Dave Nolan, tightens bolts on the Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) Short Wave Infrared (SWIR)...
Tom Wagner, associate director for Earth Action in the Earth Science Division of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate,...
The Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) is prepared for testing in the Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) chamber showing...
Mechanical technician, Andrew Scharmann, slides a lift fixture into position to ensure the Ocean Color Instrument...
Sam Habbal (quality inspector), Darick Alvarez (aircraft mechanic), and Juan Alvarez (crew chief) work on the...
Mechanical technicians, Nicholas Kwiatkowski and Thomas Huber, guide the Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) as it is...
The Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) team reviews test plans and inspects the instrument in the thermal vacuum chamber...
Faith McKie, acting NASA Press Secretary, open a briefing in advance of Earth Day to share updates on NASA’s climate...
The SPEXone instrument undergoes comprehensive performace and calibration testing at NASA's Goddard Space Flight...
The SPEXone instrument undergoes cross calibration at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,Maryland on...
Karen St. Germain, division director of the Earth Sciences Division of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, speaks...
Tom Wagner, associate director for Earth Action in the Earth Science Division of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate,...
This morphing animation compares the eddies in Earth's oceans to the turbulent clouds in Jupiter's atmosphere. In...
The Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) is configured for vibration testing. OCI is bagged with Dun-Shield to protect the...
Aerospace Engineer, Daniel Senai, inspects the Solar Calibration Assembly (SCA) Life Test Unit mechanism for the...