Mission: Ames

2013
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Reflections on flying on SOFIA. I totally got the SOFIA bug. Jun 14, 2013 06:34:55 AM | Kimberly Ennico
 
Blog entry about how actually coming to this part of the program has shaped my evolving perspective on the marvels of engineering and science.
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Time management at 40,000 ft. The temporal realities of an airborne observing flight. Jun 13, 2013 04:30:16 AM | Kimberly Ennico
 
Blog entry about how the 13 legs of this commissioning run were laid out and then actually executed in practice and the successes and non-successes of real-time trades for time.
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NGC7027 the “big glazed donut in the sky.” Observing a yummy wavelength calibrator source on SOFIA Jun 12, 2013 09:43:39 PM | Kimberly Ennico
 
Blog entry about one of our targets during this commissioning flight on SOFIA for the mid-infrared FORCAST camera with grism spectroscopic modes.
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“Contents may shift during your flight.” Well, I may have, but not this 2.5 meter diameter telescope aboard SOFIA. Jun 12, 2013 04:01:54 PM | Kimberly Ennico
 
Blog entry about the early legs of SOFIA Flight #105 (departure sunset Jun 11, 2013) and the many degrees of motion and freedom within the airplane and how the telescope just stayed on target.
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My inaugural (and international, it would appear) flight on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). Eh? Jun 12, 2013 01:44:27 PM | Kimberly Ennico
 
Blog entry about the pre-flight briefing and flight plan for SOFIA Flight #105, which departed Palmdale, CA on Jun 11, 2013 at sunset and returned the next day at sunrise.
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This ain’t your normal in-flight safety demonstration video. SOFIA Emergency Egress Training. Jun 11, 2013 01:39:33 AM | Kimberly Ennico
 
Participation in pre-flight egress training in prep for my first SOFIA flight.
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Adieu from Palmdale, CA, for now, until returning for SOFIA commissioning flights May 24, 2013 07:54:56 AM | Kimberly Ennico
 
A short farewell to SOFIA, but I’ll be returning in a few weeks for flight operations
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Who's Sitting in the Driving Seat when you Fly the Infrared Friendly Skies? May 23, 2013 07:20:53 PM | Kimberly Ennico
 
This blog entry is about where people sit & what their roles are on NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy.
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'To Chop, Nod, or not Chop, Nod. That is the question.' SOFIA FORCAST May 23, 2013, line-ops. May 23, 2013 06:15:22 PM | Kimberly Ennico
 
Testing basic SOFIA FORCAST observation modes during SOFIA line-ops night #1.
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Stairway to the stars. Climbing aboard the SOFIA Airborne Telescope May 23, 2013 12:58:59 AM | Kimberly Ennico
 
SOFIA Line ops (operations on the tarmac) begin tonight for the mid-IR camera/spectrometer named FORCAST, built by Cornell University with grisms from Ithaca College, UT Austin and NASA Ames.
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Using the waiting time wisely to make the best use of the remaining ops ahead. May 22, 2013 11:58:45 AM | Kimberly Ennico
 
SOFIA operation readiness are no different from the readiness for ground-based nightly observations or discrete events such as a balloon or rocket launch. Our line ops had been cancelled last night, but we have a few more nights left to complete our objectives.
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Science enabled by the platforms of Air & Space May 21, 2013 01:23:17 PM | Kimberly Ennico
 
NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is our country’s agency for science and engineering activities that explores the unique aspects of *air* and *space*.
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Firm Flexibility May 21, 2013 03:35:55 AM | Kimberly Ennico
 
Firm Flexibility - The Art and Science of Operations. Attending a test readiness review, and seeing how real-time decisions are made in a dynamic situation. Line ops may have been cancelled tonight, but there is no gap in work towards the goal.
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Being in the presence of a cool lady, a 747SP named the Clipper Lindbergh May 20, 2013 07:22:07 PM | Kimberly Ennico
 
Observing preparations for line operations for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy at NASA’s Dryden’s Aircraft Operations Facility
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ATTREX: Last week of work Mar 04, 2013 04:06:14 PM | Maria Navarro
 
A brief description of my ninth (last) week activities at Dryden Flight Research Center. Fifth and sixth science flights and farewell.
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ATTREX: Eighth week of work Mar 02, 2013 01:02:31 PM | Maria Navarro
 
A brief description of my eighth week activities at Dryden Flight Research Center. Fourth science flight and the visit of Palmdale Aerospace Academy students.
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ATTREX:Seventh week of work Feb 27, 2013 02:26:41 PM | Maria Navarro
 
A brief description of my seventh week activities at Dryden Flight Research Center. Third science flights.
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ATTREX: Sixth week of work Feb 20, 2013 03:00:05 PM | Maria Navarro
 
A brief description of my sixth week activities at Dryden Flight Research Center. First and second science flights.
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ATTREX: Fifth week of work Feb 12, 2013 12:07:48 PM | Maria Navarro
 
A brief description of my fifth week activities at Dryden Flight Research Center. First science flight attempt and Bay area schools visit to Dryden.
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Wrapping up, and a day spent exploring Feb 06, 2013 09:35:00 PM | Brian Glass
 
The Icebreaker drill test team is packing and preparing to return to California, but meanwhile here's a "day in the field".
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ATTREX: Fourth week of work Feb 04, 2013 12:47:07 PM | Maria Navarro
 
A brief description of my fourth week activities at Dryden Flight Research Center. Pre-Flight, Science meeting, Data analysis and Media Day
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Icebreaker Team Successfully Tests Mars-Prototype Drill in Dry Valleys Feb 01, 2013 10:10:44 PM | Brian Glass
 
The Icebreaker Mars-prototype sample acquisition system, including an automated drill and sample transfer arm, was deployed to University Valley (one of the Dry Valleys of Antarctica) and tested on 22-31 January. All project goals and milestones were met, including integrated remote operations and testing all fault modes and their recoveries at the Mars-analog site. The team returned to McMurdo on 31 January.
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ATTREX: ...and we're ready to fly! Jan 31, 2013 04:59:02 AM | Max Spolaor
 
A brief account of the pre-flight operations.
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ATTREX: Allow me to introduce: mini-DOAS! Jan 29, 2013 04:01:35 PM | Max Spolaor
 
A brief description of the mini-DOAS instrument
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ATTREX: Third week of work Jan 29, 2013 05:39:46 PM | Maria Navarro
 
A brief description of my third week activities at Dryden Flight Research Center. Combine System Test, Range flight and data analysis
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ATTREX: An introduction to Max's blog Jan 28, 2013 12:52:13 PM | Max Spolaor
 
A written introduction and a video interview about Max Spolaor.
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ATTREX: Second week of work Jan 24, 2013 04:24:16 PM | Maria Navarro
 
A brief description of my second week activities at Dryden Flight Research Center. Communication tests.
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ATTREX: First week of work Jan 24, 2013 09:46:57 AM | Maria Navarro
 
A brief description of my first week activities at Dryden Flight Research Center. My expectations for this campaign and our first instrument installations and processing.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Visits Icebreaker Drill Jan 18, 2013 09:57:20 PM | Brian Glass
 
Weather conditions scratched the South Pole flight of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key from McMurdo Station. During a visit today to the Crary science laboratory, the Rt. Hon. Mr. Key and his wife Bronagh Key were briefed on aspects of NASA astrobiology research by the Icebreaker team, and saw the Mars-prototype drill (following serendipitously on the heels of a classroom demonstration to Santa Rosa, CA).
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ATTREX: Introduction to Maria's blog Jan 21, 2013 11:16:34 AM | Maria Navarro
 
A video about Maria Navarro. Who she is and what her role is in the mission.
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Icebreaker Remotely Operated by Schools Jan 17, 2013 06:04:35 PM | Brian Glass
 
Live video sessions from Antarctica to US classrooms are including science briefs by the team (tailored to the age group), Q&A, and the opportunity for students to remotely operate the Icebreaker Mars-prototype drill from their classroom, hands-on.
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Happy Camper for Icebreaker members Jan 17, 2013 04:39:03 PM | Brian Glass
 
Upon arriving this week at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, those Icebreaker team members without prior Antarctic experience underwent "Snowcraft I", also called "Happy Camper", a winter survival field training course. While waiting for our drill and instruments to arrive from Christchurch.
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Icebreaker field team arrives in New Zealand Jan 05, 2013 06:28:44 AM | Brian Glass
 
The Icebreaker drill automation and science team departed 29 December for tests and studies in Antarctica.
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