Prototype Ramps Mounted on Lander
The prototype rover egress ramps have been mounted on the lander. The ramps were designed, analyzed and fabricated over the course of the semester and involved design of a spring-powered deployment mechanism. For the installation, the ramps team built a jig imitating the width and wheel diameter of the flight rover.

Zack Morrison installs one of the ramp's support struts. The rover jig sits on the ramp.

The second ramp, assembled and ready for mounting

Both ramps mounted. The flight ramps will have deploying sections on both sides of the lander.
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