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 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steven Creswick > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 4:50 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] Out of the world tin whiskers > > 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 > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. > For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. > For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________