NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

PLAN FOR 4/1: 

0700 - 1700: Instrument Integration: SAGA, DLH/DACOM/COLAS, DIAL, LARGE, HD-SP2, AMS, K-AMS, K-CCN, K-SP2

END OF THE DAY REPORT:

DC-8:
SAGA: on schedule, instrument fully installed. Ongoing calibrations.
HR-AMS:  On schedule. Probe installed. Planning to upload on Monday.
HD-SP2: Fully installed, finishing work on inlet tubing & doing final checks. Planning to depart Sunday.
CAMS: ready for install this afternoon.
LARGE: ready for power.
DIAL: doing final pre-alignment
DLH: Fully installed. Departing today until 4/13
K-AMS: preparing for calibration. Pushing for upload tomorrow morning.

NOTES:

• K-CCN and K-SP2 shipment expected to arrive 4/2 (hopefully)
• No 1pm debrief on Saturday / Sunday.

LaRC B200: (by Craig Clekner)

•  An operational status has been achieved, but some Flight Director/autopilot glitches remain.  Ted is very close to solving these.  Work will continue on this through the weekend in hopes of ironing it out.
• This weekend a crew is coming in to do some taxi test / alignment work in support of Ted.  They also hope to perform the aircraft pressurization check and possibly the pitot-static cal.
• We will not reach FCF on Monday, but possibly later on Tuesday.
• Ball personnel and GEO-TASO are planning to arrive on Tuesday; pallet install, instrument install, & checkout will commence ASAP after FCF.  Late shifts / long shifts will be used where practical.
• ICF window has shifted.  Potential dates are on look-ahead and could extend until April 11th