It really is big. I remember being stunned by the size of it the first time I walked past the mockup in Building 7 at Goddard Space Flight Center.
Video Credit: NASA
It really is big. I remember being stunned by the size of it the first time I walked past the mockup in Building 7 at Goddard Space Flight Center.
Video Credit: NASA
Yes, it is a surprising big satellite. I was lucky enough to see this in person when it was being assembled at the Lockheed plant in Sunnyvale CA. A family friend was the lead tech on it and he even offered me a job working on it. But, I was in the USAF at the time and had to decline. Nuts.