February 14, 2003

The SORCE spacecraft and its instruments are exceeding our initial expectations, as there have been no significant glitches. 25 of the 27 mechanisms on the spacecraft have been tested and have been shown to work properly. The last 2 will be tested late in the day of February 17. 22 of 24 bus commissionings have been completed successfully and 46 of 51 instrument activities have been completed successfully. The instruments have begun taking science measurements and initial investigations of the data underway.

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