SeaWiFS Receiving Station Assembly

The pictures below were taken during the upgrade of the SeaWiFS Receiving Station on May 4, 1998 at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. Now that everything was assembled on the ground, all that remained was to hoist the pedestal and completed antenna up onto the roof.

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The "spider" pedetsal
is hoisted out
of the shipping crate
swung over
the roof
and lowered into
position on the roof

With the final
checks made, the
crane begins to
lift the antenna
and radome
assembly
About 10 feet
off the ground
Approaching the
roof line

Final alignment
before lowering
into position
TouchdownThe antenna in
its new home

The next day
Art applied the SeaSpace
logo to the
radome
The finished
product

The Wrecking Crew
Cleaning Up the Mess

Bird's Eye View

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