NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Edward "Sandy" Montgomery, NanoSail-D payload manager at Marshall and Charlie Adams, NanoSail-D deputy payload manager, Gray Research, Huntsville, Ala. look on as Ron Burwell and Rocky Stephens, test engineers at Marshall, attach the NanoSail-D satellite to the vibration test table. In addition to characterizing the satellite's structural dynamic behavior, a successful vibration test also verifies the structural integrity of the satellite, and gauges how the satellite will endure the harsh launch environment.

Credit: NASA/MSFC/D. Higginbotham

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