Captain Jebediah takes on two contracts, one for atmospheric samples over Site P-G8Y for Vac-Co Advanced Suction Systems & a temperature survey over Site VLPV for Umbra Space Industries
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while the rest of KSC gets prepped for launch today, C7 has signed two new contracts for bit.ly/GenesisProgram to carry out on Thursday
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gearing up for flight, Jeb will remain on standby. Wx is poor & word of a storm at sea heading our way, but it could miss & clear up later
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Genesis mission has been scrubbed, weather is not improving. Mariners report heavy rain & strong winds continue to head our way
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Genesis has already made the decision to scrub for the day, we've been lashed with wind and rain since late yesterday, still no end in sight
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storms are abating, we could get a Civvie airborne next sunrise if not for the fact that the dirt runway will have to be regraded over wknd
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runway has been repaired after erosion from last week's heavy rainfall (also regular use), ready to support Genesis operations tomorrow
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very nice weather still this past day cycle, hoping it holds for 2nd sunrise so we can have a Civvie flight & Deuce ground trials
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still no sign of any rain in the area, so HAB crews are getting the Deuce prepped for rollout onto the tarmac. Civvie already parked outside
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Jeb & Val are getting suited up in the Astronaut Complex ready room, then heading to their briefing over in Flight Control @ 14:45 UTC
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out on the flight line, each have to do their own walkarounds this mission 🙂 How cool if both could fly today, but maybe some other time
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Jeb has boarded the Civvie to begin his preflight, however Val has a more extensive walkaround checklist to complete for the Deuce
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Flight has granted Jeb his taxi/takeoff clearance for Rwy27 while Val is currently aboard the Deuce, getting it ready for engine testing
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Jeb has departed & turned on course for bit.ly/Site_P-G8Y, will start sampling from ~500m AGL & climb to 4.5km service ceiling
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now at 4.5km, Jeb is finishing up his last turn over Site P-G8Y before heading off to bit.ly/Site_VLPV, where he will descend
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Jeb has arrived over Site VLPV, has transmitted back to us 330Mb of atmospheric data to free up storage space for temperature readings
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18km SW from KSC @ 1.5km, Jeb is setting up for downwind pattern entry. Val is taxiing back in after successful takeoff runs & landing stops
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Jeb is lined up on final approach & the Deuce is back in the HAB for post-trial mechanical & data analysis, which will conclude tomorrow
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after a solid landing, Jeb is taxiing in - no trim issues as Flight made sure to dbl-check with him that pitch trim was neutral on approach
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weekly ops review - 3rd Ed! All hail the weekend - catch up on this past week's activities & w/additional info via bit.ly/KSAOpsSummary8…
