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Europa-UVS Electrical Board Installation

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)’s Brandon Perez (mechanical engineer; left) and Bryan Esquivel (technician; right) prepare to install electrical boards into the Europa Ultraviolet Spectrograph (Europa-UVS) instrument, tipped up to show a top view.
Source: NASA/SwRI
Published: October 19, 2021

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)’s Brandon Perez (mechanical engineer; left) and Bryan Esquivel (technician; right) prepare to install electrical boards into the Europa Ultraviolet Spectrograph (Europa-UVS) instrument, tipped up to show a top view.

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