NASA and university scientists will be studying the intense summer thunderstorms over the central United States to understand their effects on Earth’s atmosphere and how it contributes to climate change.
DCOTSS
Final Packing Day - (contact ESPO if needed and have not already let us know)
Shipping:
Trucks to Salina are planned to depart AFRC July 7 and arrive in Salina July 9. Most of the crew will travel on July 8 to Salina. ER-2 indicates there will be 3 hours of hands-on access July 12, for transit upload.
Keep sommer.nicholas@nasa.gov in the loop for shipping and let her know if you will need to ship specific gases from Palmdale to Salina.
Packing Day- Juneteenth (No Plane Access)
0700 - 1700 FN Support
Note: Take precautions for the heat and the lab chill
Ahead:
June 19 - Packing Day (tentative)
Science Flight (6-hour flight)
0500 Hands-on for HAL/UCATS
0530 WI-ICOS, HUPCRS (power on)
0600 Nose and everyone else
0600 Briefing (online)
0700 Hands off
0900 Take off
1500 Landing
Note: We will use the Slack flight-ops channel for flight communications. Take precautions for the heat and the lab chill
Ahead:
June 18- Packing Day
June 19- Packing Day (tentative)
0700- 1500 ER-2 Crew Support
0700- 1700 ESPO/ FNE Support
0900- 1100 Science Flight FFP Meeting
Note: Take Precautions from the heat- Hydrate, take breaks.
Ahead:
June 17 Science Flight #1
June 18 RDO Packing Day (no aircraft access)
June 19 Additional Packing Day (if needed, no aircraft access)
Lab and Hangar Access
0700- 1500 ER-2 Crew support
0700- 1700 ESPO & FNE Support
Note: Take precautions for the heat. Hydrate!
Ahead:
June 16 – No flight- lab and hangar day
June 17 – Science Flight #1. ESPO database updates for transit day due.
June 18 – Packing day
Check Flight #2
0500 Hands on for PALMS/DPOPS
0530 HAL, UCATS, power on
0545 HWV, ICOS
0600 everyone else
0700 flight briefing (Teams)
0800 Hands off. Planning meeting (Teams) for science flight #1
Note: We will use the Slack flight-ops channel for flight communications. Take precautions for the heat.
Ahead:
June 16 – science flight #1
June 17 – back up for science flight #1. ESPO database updates for transit day due.
June 18 – pack day
Lab access only
0700 – 1700 FN support in the lab
Ahead:
June 14 – check flight #2; 0500 Hands on for PALMS/DPOPS. See the flight-ops Slack channel for the full upload sequence.
June 16 – science flight #1
June 17 – back up for science flight #1
Extreme heat is expected this week. Hands on times may be early to take advantage of the cooler morning hours.
0700 -1500 ER-2 support
0700 -1700 FN support
Ahead:
June 14 check flight #2. Hands on 0500 tentative (this needs to be confirmed)