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Lander Fabrication: Deck Arrives at CMU

Today, the machined aluminum lander deck plate arrived at Carnegie Mellon's Planetary Robotics High Bay. The frustrum and rover adapter cones also arrived today. The team will begin assembling the the lander structure. Check back for frequent updates.


The lander deck being hoisted off the truck with the gantry crane


The lander deck is set down in the lander assembly area


Astrobotic engineer Jason Calaiaro inspects the bolt patterns on the deck


The frustrum and rover adapter are set down in the lander assembly area




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