Equipment testing

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July 18, 2011

Successfully finished thermal vacuum and vibration tests of shock equipment.

Equipment testing

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July 13, 2011

The optical tests of flying prototype composite mirror device has been carried out at NIIEM.

Equipment delivery

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June 28, 2011

Flying prototype composite mirror of TUS device has been delivered to NIIEM.

The workshop

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June 15, 2011

During the workshop of the leaders of the experiment, which was held in SINP, the IMISS-1 data transfer and other issues concerning the joining of the apparatus with the spacecraft were discussed. Additionally, the scientific goals of the device were reviewed.

The memorandum between MSU and UCLA

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June 8, 2011

The memorandum of understanding between M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia) and the Regents of the University of California, on behalf of its Los Angeles Campus (USA), has been signed. The purpose of this memorandum is more сlose cooperation including Lomonosov project.

Roscosmos-MSU workshop

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May 27, 2011

The workshop on the project “Lomonosov” chaired by V.A. Popovkin was held in Roscosmos. Space platform, scientific equipment, ground control center (GCC), the variants of launching rocket were discussed. As a result a joint decision (Roscosmos-MSU) is being prepared. It includes information about the type of the launching rocket, date of the launch, financing of the adaptation of the satellite to the rocket, rocket and GCC development.

NIIEM-SINP workshop

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May 19, 2011

A workshop between the management of NIIEM and SINP was held. Discussed issues related to the supply flight models of scientific equipment blocks to VNIIEM.

The docking works

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May 17, 2011

Docking operation over Information Unit (BI) and onboard equipment of Lomonosov spacecraft are fully transferred to R&D Institute of Electromechanics – NIIEM (Istra, Russia).

Equipment testing

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May 16, 2011

Thermal-vacuum tests of the tap node of electrical photomultiplier block of  TUS device were started.

Equipment testing

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May 16, 2011

Thermal-vacuum tests of the electrical photomultiplier block of device TUS were started.