1. Torsten Böker TIPS May 16, 2002 status Instrument status 1) Final temperature adjustment 2) Fine Optical Alignment 3) Remaining SMOV timeline

2. Mounting cup A/D limit Thermal stability

3. Compressor margin

4. NICMOS Fine Optical Alignment

5. NICMOS focus sweep

6. Encircled Energy measurements (G. Schneider)

7. Focus history

8. X-tilt Y-tilt Coma correction: NIC1 PAM tilt grid Similar datasets for NIC2 and NIC3 will be obtained within a few weeks…..

9. 5/08 WedFinal temperature set point (TBD) 5/10 Sat8893 & 9013 8985, 9269 EROs begin Calibration flats, thermal background monitor begins 5/13 Mon8975Detector read noise & shading profiles 5/16 Thu8977Final NIC1 tilt update, GO science enabled 5/17 Fri8981Aperture locations 5/22 Wed8982Plate scale 5/23 Thu8988Astronomical persistence 5/24 Fri8991Grism calibration 5/19 Sun8893 & 9013EROs completed 5/26 Sun8987SAA Impact & CR persistence Remaining issues and NICMOS SMOV timeline - currently investigating impact of SAA-persistence and possible scheduling constraints for certain GO programs

10. Torsten Böker TIPS May 16, 2002 Summary - GO science (except coronagraphy) is enabled - ERO release on June 5 at AAS - all is well….