Construction Phase I
Helium Tank with Vent Line
Vacuum Shell
GFRP Suspension Cone
Electronics for Temperature Sensors
Helium Tank attached to GFRP Cone
Radiation Shield wrapped in MLI
Burst Disc of Helium Tank
Tank Bottom with Burst Disc
Tank Bottom with Multi-Layer-Insulation
Vapor-cooled Stray Light Baffle
Stray Light Baffle wrapped in MLI mounted on GFRP Tubes
Optics Sensor and Motor Cabling
wrapped in plenty of MLI (Multi Layer Insulation)
ready for closure ...
the final touch ...
Construction Phase II
HRS Grating
Spectrometer Top Plate
Deflection Mirror
Telescope with Deflection Mirror
Alignment of Deflection Mirror
Telescope and Twinspectrometer
Grating Drive
Detector Unit
Optics before Integration
Thermal Connection of Detector Unit
Optics before Integration
integrated Optics
Internal Cabling
Stray Light Baffle
Integration of ZnSe Window
Test Phase
Electronics Test
Vibration Test in Berlin
accurate weight determination
Cryo Setup
EMC Test in Bonn
Pressure Relief Valve at Vent Line
Installation of Outer Thermal Insulation
Cryo Servicing before the First Test Flight
Russian Custom Work before Integration in Geophysica
CRISTA-NF on Dolly before Integration in Geophysica
CRISTA-NF in Geophysica Bay 2
Helium Servicing
ZnSe Window after integration in Geophysica
Final Testing
Final Inspection before Test Flight
First Flights on board Geophysica
Geophysica Arrival in Oberpfaffenhofen
Integrated System Test before Maiden Flight
Part of CRISTA-NF-Team before Test Flight
Oleg, the pilot
Geophysica and CRISTA-NF take off
Hot Wheels are cooled by the Fire Brigade
Final Preparation for Flight to Australia
Cryo Servicing in Thailand
Preparation for the next leg
Russian looks for Avionics
Geophysica in Darwin (Australia)
Science office at RAAF
Aktivities in RAAF Hangar
SCOUT-O3-Team after Final Flight
Nighttime Preparation for Return Flight
AMMA-Campaign in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) in August 2006
West African Monsoon in Ouagadougou
Biomass Burning in the Capital
GLOBAL CHANGE Bureau in Burkina Faso
Hardware Delivery from FZ Juelich
Multi-Cultural Encounters after Opening Ceremony
View of Hangar at Airport
New Valve Assembly for CRISTA-NF
Cryo Servicing in Hangar
Night Shift under aggravating circumstances
Geophysica has landed
Extinguishing Water for Brake Cooling
No Kerosene, No Flight
Another attempt ...
... without a step ladder ...
...to climp to new highs!
RECONCILE Campaign from January till March 2010 in Kiruna (Northern Sweden) Part 1
the day before Christmas: Container transportation to Kiruna
Arena Arctica: work place for 3 months
CRISTA-NF cooling: 3 days of waiting for -260 degrees
Black body calibration
Waiting for data
Arrival of the Geophysica
Ready for deployment
The Russian way of integration
almost ready for flight
Integration of the aircraft fairing ...
... with the friendly assistance from Wuppertal
leaving just the exhaust gas line
CRISTA-NF Team 2010
Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSCs)
Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSCs)
