Sapphire Satellite

October 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Christopher Olsen, Assistant System Engineer (right) and Al Thiessen, Assembly, Integration, and Test Lead Engineer (left), both from MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd (MDA), conduct tests on Sapphire spacecraft kept in a N2 purge controlled environment.

Christopher Olsen, Assistant System Engineer (right) and Al Thiessen, Assembly, Integration, and Test Lead Engineer (left), both from MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd (MDA), conduct tests on Sapphire spacecraft kept in a N2 purge controlled environment.

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