7. ASSEMBLE AND INSTALL THE ATMOSPHERIC PROBE HEAT SHIELD
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- Parts Sheet 6 (white card stock) contains the part for this step.
- Cut out the PROBE HEAT SHIELD.
- Option: Cut a circle of gold foil/paper, such as gift wrap, to fit the white circular area in the PROBE HEAT SHIELD part. Glue it onto the white circular area, but do not cover wedge G.
- Apply glue to wedge G. Curl the opposite edge onto the glue, making a cone. Squeeze the seam until the glue dries completely.
- Crush the tip of the cone slightly, by pressing it down onto a flat surface with your finger inside the cone. Rock it around while pushing down, to blunt the tip of the cone into a rounded shape.
- Install the PROBE HEAT SHIELD in the DESPUN SECTION. Step 6 should be completed first.Turn the DESPUN SECTION upside down, and notice the three black prongs pointing inside the DESPUN BUS.
- Align the three prongs so they're parallel with the bottom plane of the DESPUN BUS, that is, about 80 degrees to its wall.
- Balance the PROBE HEAT SHIELD's open side onto the three prongs. Adjust so the PROBE HEAT SHIELD is centered at the bottom of the DESPUN BUS. Apply glue to attach it there.
Note: (1) Galileo's Atmospheric Probe separated from the spacecraft prior to arrival at Jupiter. It is not separable on this model. (2) Galileo's main, 400-Newton rocket engine, which is centered within the DESPUN SECTION, is not represented on this model. It would be just above the Atmospheric Probe, unable to operate until after the Probe had been released.