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First WGS completes thermal testing

Submit on Wednesday, September 27th, 2006 04:43

Boeing said it has completed Spacecraft Thermal Vacuum (SCTV) testing for the first of its Wideband Gapfiller Satellites (WGS). The tests evaluated the WGS operating systems’ ability to withstand the extreme temperatures of space.

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