Captain Jebediah takes the Civvie out on a science flight to Frorey’s Vision in order to test the new Atmospheric Fluid Spectro-Variometer & also how the aircraft performs with a bulky but light payload
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R&D labs have begun work w/ Probodobodyne Inc to develop a radial-mounted sensor package for analyzing the atmosphere w/ the Genesis Program
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there's been a rather large uptick in admissions to the MedCenter this past wk. Please follow proper hygiene protocols in public work spaces
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we now have 1/4 of our staff out sick, including Cheranne, who was already stressing about all the papers she still has left to review
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officials from the Disease Management Organization have arrived - it looks like the situation has become more serious. Meeting w/Drew now
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DMO agents are working through the campus, taking random surface swabs and air samples. All employees please cooperate with them as needed
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we will comply w/ DMO officials request to shut down KSC tmrw so all employees can be screened to see if any carriers exist among unaffected
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KSA/C7 operations are mostly suspended today while KSC is shut down to allow screening of all employees on campus for any disease carriers
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several of the DMO agents have fallen ill, some of whom had no prior contact to any KSC employee. They've now gone to full HAZMAT protocols
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KSC remains closed & under quarantine while the DMO continues w/ its investigation. We will share any news we receive from them immediately
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Wernher's been among the sick for a few days, is under light sedation because he kept trying to tell the medical staff how to do their jobs
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unfortunately while R&D labs have been cleared to operate due to their climate control, the VAB & HAB cannot be sealed & remain closed down
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we've gathered all the info we can about the health situation here in our weekly ops sitrep. Everyone feel better! bit.ly/OpsSummary2-6-…
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our new atmospheric sampling instrument initial design phase is stalled, all specs & requirements rdy for approval but Wernher is still sick
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the Disease Management Organization reports that KSC needs to be shut down & fully decontaminated. We're not happy, but health is important
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we hope to be back at KSC again by 2/27, in the meantime KSA ops will move to Umbarg. Full report available here: bit.ly/KSCShutdown
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good news to start off the day is that most of our staff that got sick first are finally showing improvement with continued treatment *phew*
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everyone is ready to begin heading out tomorrow to our temporary homes in Umbarg, where a quarantine zone has been setup for all KSC staff
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sunset from the tunnel access to Umbarg City, along which the remainder if KSC staff will be traveling today. So long for now, KSC!
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over half of our sick employees have made full recoveries so far, and the same is expected for the remainder over these next few days, yay!
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Wernher is feeling much better and approved the atmospheric sensor package specifications to begin the initial physical design phase
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KSC decontamination is proceeding on schedule according to the latest report Drew has received from the DMO. All our staff are healthy again
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DMO says they have fallen behind schedule thanks to a major equipment malfunction. Looks like they won't have KSC cleaned up until Feb 28th
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the support village however was finished earlier this wk & we can still start moving staff back on Monday & be rdy for ops to resume 3/1
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today we start moving kerbs back to KSC, starting with any staff living in the support village, while DMO gets back to decontamination ops
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DMO reports pollen levels have fallen drastically in the last few days, is unsure however if the "mating season" for trees is over or not
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Lead Scientist Cheranne tells us she has a team ready to study the tree's pollen cycle over the next two years so we can predict high levels
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KSC as seen from the top of Building B in the support village on a lovely day, great to be back! Final staff/crew arriving this afternoon
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busy day for everyone to start getting caught up on work that was unable to be done while offsite, which wasn't as much as we feared
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Simon has reported that the VAB & HAB both had a good day of getting "spooled up" and ready to dive back into work tomorrow full speed ahead
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after a month of design & redesign the physical specs of our new atmospheric sampling instrument have been approved. Should be built by Apr
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with the atmospheric sampling instrument undergoing final testing in R&D, we've opened up contract proposals for its use by other agencies
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Reaction Systems Ltd has submitted the 1st contract proposal for our new atmospheric instrument & we have accepted! bit.ly/Froreys_Vision
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the Atmospheric Fluid Spectro-Variometer has officially been completed & will be mounted to the Civvie for a test flight this Friday
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weather conditions are looking good for a Civvie flight after 2nd sunrise to test the new Atmospheric Fluid Spectro-Variometer instrument
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Jeb has been briefed and is getting ready for his walk around inspection. While the new instrument isn't heavy (0.005t), it is very bulky
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the amount of drag produced by the instrument will be significant but within flight capabilities according to C7 simulations, say engineers
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Jeb has the Civvie fired up and ready to taxi out to turf Rwy27, prevailing winds out of the WNW @ 4-7 kts, clouds scattered w/ 6km ceiling
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Jeb is lined up, waiting for takeoff clearance as Bob spotted some debris near the runway - looks like a plastic bag snagged on some weeds
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climbing out from KSC Jeb reports that the Civvie is handling just fine, a bit slower as expected but takeoff speed was not greatly affected
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cruise power set (66% throttle) but staying trim neutral for a slow 3-4m/s climb Jeb has turned to hdg315 direct to bit.ly/Froreys_Vision
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27km WNW of KSC Jeb has reached his analysis area & has opened the atmosphere instrument's intakes to begin collecting air samples
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good data collection! The instrument reads ready for analysis so Jeb is on his way back home so it can be handed over to the science labs
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altho new fuel pumps are installed, Jeb will not be using them as not enough fuel burned on this trip to make a difference in pumping it aft
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too high for pattern entry, Flight had jeb circle & descend from 1.8km to 1km, three spins later & he's ready to enter downwind leg 11km out
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passing 5km north of KSC, Flight is telling Jeb to stop sending us pictures and focus on getting the aircraft configured for landing
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after trying for an aggressive 3km short final Jeb couldn't control his approach spd & has called a Go-Around, aborting his landing attempt
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he's turned north as procedure dictates, then back east & has asked Flight to set him up for a 10km approach. Underestimated the extra drag
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Flight has informed Jeb he is 10km from KSC. At 500m, Civvie is coming about to set up for landing. Jeb has extra power set to acct for drag
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Jeb reported touchdown spd at ~50m/s, faster than normal thx to the extra bulk on the belly of the aircraft. Is taxiing back to the HAB now
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full data analysis of flight & science data will take until next week, but Jeb reports the new aileron dampening makes roll ctrl much better
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R&D Head Wernher reports that the data gathered from the Atmospheric Fluid Spectro-Variometer has been processed with excellent results
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a small team is now working to enhance its sensors so it could one day also be employed in the rarefied upper atmosphere to collect data
