STAQS 08/04/23 Mission Daily Schedule

NASA - NOAA Plan of the Day
 
Friday August 4: (All Times are EDT/Local) 
0530: ESPO on Deck
1030: Forecasting Meeting (Virtual via Webex)
 
***Please bring your passports in case of a diversion to Canada***
NASA DC-8 AEROMMA Science Flight 9 (Toronto Flight #1)
2100: Aircrew Rest Begins (Thursday, August 3)
0700: MX Pre-flight Start
0800: Start Science Instrument Pre-flight
0900: Aircrew Show / Crew Brief (Base Ops)
0915: Pre-flight Brief (Building 206 Hangar Floor)
1015: Doors Close
1035: Engine Start
1050: Taxi
1100: Takeoff
1835: Land
1905: Debrief (Building 206 Hangar Floor)
 
NASA LaRC GIII (Flight 14 and 15)
0615: Mx show
0630: Aircrew show
0700: Pre-flight brief with GIII flyers (Gulfstream hut)
0810: Door close
0830: Takeoff (4 hour flight Toronto)
1230: Land (airport TBD in US but near Toronto)
1330: Takeoff 
1730: Land WPAFB
1745: Plane side debrief
 
NASA JSC GV (Flight 8)
0530: Mx show
0645: Pre-flight brief with GV flyers (Gulfstream hut)
0800: Takeoff (9-10 hour flight over Toronto)
1730: Land WPAFB
Landing + 15 minutes: Plane side debrief
 
Notes:

 

  • WPAFB Gate Hours
    • Gate 15A (Skeel Ave.): Monday - Friday 0600-1800
    • Gate 12A (Chidlaw Ave): Daily 24 hours
  • Review the Orientation Guide. Many answers to your questions could be found here. 
  • Keep travel plans up to date on the ESPO Mission Registration page.
  • Foreign Nationals: please coordinate with your escorts to get on the base. Only FN Escorts that attended the FN Escort Brief are authorized. 
  • Newly arrived FN must go to the Pass & ID office with an escort to obtain a base Pass.
  • FNs are not permitted to drive on base.

ESPO personnel on site: Andrian Liem, Roy Johnson, Erin Czech, Vidal Salazar