Snug in the Mirror Cell

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	[an error occurred while processing this directive]		Installing the Primary in the Mirror Cell Steward Mirror Lab: October 28, 1997 Getting ready for the lift from the transport box. The mirror is lifted; the box is moving out of the lab. The crew lays down foam in case an emergency set-down is needed. The mirror cell is rolled into the casting lab. The cell, atop the air cart, is placed under the suspended primary. The primary is lowered toward the cell. J.T. directs from the Cass hole. Is that Scott Derigne in there? Careful alignment is the key. It's time for Scott to get out of the cell. Twixt mirror and cell. Raising the lifting fixture. Moving the lifting fixture clear. Inspecting the opticoated primary. Almost finished. The mirror's view of the lifting fixture.

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