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XRS-2 PhotosBuilding the insert →Checking the Fit

Two clean-suited people hold the shiny gold FEA and the metallic cylinder of the ADR. (60K JPEG)

The Front-End Assembly is ready. Engineers John Gygax and Jonathan King make sure it fits, while insert Lead Engineer Carol Jones watches from outside the clean tent.


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