The Scientific Commissioning Plan for IUE

The following plan for the scientific commissioning of IUE is the result of a series of technical meetings held on March 4, 7, 8 and 9, 1977._x000D_ _x000D_ The process of commissioning the IUE after it is placed in orbit has as its purpose several fundamental objectives:_x000D_ 1. The turn-on and engineering test of spacecraft systems._x000D_ 2. The turn-on and engineering test of the scientific instrument._x000D_ 3. Scientific evaluations of the performance of the SI._x000D_ 4. Observations of a restricted number of high objects._x000D_ _x000D_ The present document deals primarily with the third and fourth of these objectives. It lists the principal tasks to be performed and develops a rationale for the order in which they should be carried out. It also establishes a mechanism for integrating the scientific cornmissioning activities of the three participating agencies, NASA, ESA and SRC, into a single, unified effort and establishes a mechanism for staffing the IUE Observatory with experienced observers and analysts during the commissioning period.

Document: "Introduction" (pp. 1-2)