Presentation  of  GG   given  during:
ASI:  Workshop   Piccole  Missioni  Scientifiche Roma 30 Novembre - 1 Dicembre  1998

Contents of all viewgraphs:

• Coverpage
• Relevance of the Equivalence Principle
• Why Testing the Equivalence Principle in Space?  (I)
  Why Testing the Equivalence Principle in Space? (II)
• Why the  GG Design? Novelties and Advantages  (I)
  Why the  GG Design? Novelties and Advantages  (II)
  Why the  GG Design? Novelties and Advantages  (III)
  Why the GG Design? The Pico Gravity Box (PGB): A Very EffectiveNoise-Free Platform Laboratory (IV)
  Why the  GG Design? Novelties and Advantages  (V)
  Why the  GG Design? Novelties and Advantages  (VI)
  Why the  GG Design? Novelties and Advantages  (VII)
• After the Advantages, one Drawback: Slow, Unstable Whirl Motions. They can be stabilized
• Recovery of an EP Violation Signal
• Some Parts of GG
• Error Budget (close to solar maximum)
• Error Budget (close to solar minimum)
• The GG Spacecraft:
  Requirements and Design Criteria
  Satellite Configuration
  Structural Configuration and Adaptation to Launcher Fairing
  Structure and Mechanisms
  Passive Compensation of Theraml Expansion/Contraction
  Satellite Mass Budget
  Thermal Control
  Thermal Analysis
  Electrical Power
  On Board Data handling and Telcommunications
  Attitude Measurement and Control
  Drag Free Control (1)
  Drag Free Control (2)
  Drag Free Control (3)
  Field Emission Electric Propulsion (FEEP)
  Technology Assessment and Experiment verification
  Satellite Model Philosophy and Verification Approach
  GG Program Schedule
• Concluding Remarks

(Anna Nobili- nobili@dm.unipi.it)
Last  edited   gennaio 08, 2000