LOCATION
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
CLIENT
CANBERRA DEEP SPACE COMMUNICATION CENTRE/ CSIRO
JOB DESCRIPTION
Inspection, Maintenance & Repair. The project commenced with a close visual inspection and NDT by rope access. To quantify and cross-check the initial results the client recommended that isolated welds were strengthened and retested to confirm integrity. DBC provided additional weld, fastener and coating inspections during the welding program. DBC erected a Husik suspended platform to enable access the worksite. Pre and post weld heat treatment were completed. Teams and equipment were mobilised in advance of a wet cold front in order to complete the vital repairs prior to the scheduled James Webb Space Telescope images transmission. Wind chill and frost challenged the welding program but it was safely executed to the required CSIRO/JPL standard in time for us all to see those magnificent images return from space.


