I don't know NASA's routines. European satellites use to be run for  x  hs
before launching, It's  done in order to cut the familiar early failures in
the start of the   'bath tub ' curve. Maybe, whiskers do not grow so
fast in these tests as being in the orbit.

/Inge

On 23 March 2012 15:36, Bob Landman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Steve,
>
> I asked Henning about a satellite that failed in orbit due to whiskers as
> to how they could possibly deduce that when I saw him at the CALCE meeting
> at UMd.  He told me it was because they had similar equipment on the ground
> and could verify that whiskers had likely erupted.
>
> Bob
>
>
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>
>  Bob,
>
> Yes, will be very interesting to hear what the group can share.
>
> Could it be possible they still have a back-up/alternate CAPS instrument/s
> in storage to physically examine for whiskers, thereby making the problem
> definition a bit easier.
>
>
> Steve C
>
>
>
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