Mission Gallery
Aircraft
G-III, P-3, and Learjet in Hangar 8 after today’s science flight.
NASA WFF C-130 taxing pas the P-3 upon landing in Pituffik SB.
LaRC G-III and WFF P-3 on the ramp at Pituffik SB
The Spec, Inc. LearJet and WFF P-3 are wrapping up after a successful first science flight.
Spec, Inc. Lear Jet arrived today, Jul 23, joining the ARCSIX operations.
P-3 was ready to go; however, the cloud ceiling did not lift until too late to take off.
All ARCSIX planes are preparing for flight today, Jul 30
P-3 on approach after 2nd research flight, Jul 29
WFF’s P-3 taking off for Science Flight #4 while LaRC’s G-III is prepping for Science Flight #3
Instrument
Photos during the ARCSIX Open House…
Ice falls…from Spec Inc. Learjet during Science Flight #7. Photo credit – Ted Fisher (SPEC)
People
The ARCSIX-2 team getting ready for a photo shoot with all 4 aircraft supporting this mission. Not pictured is the P-3 to the left, and C-130 on the right. Final, edited, and remastered group photo with all 4 aircraft will be sent out soon.
Kit Kugel (WFF) and Quincy Allison (ARC) going over the shipping plan for the end of the ARCSIX deployment.
Photos during the ARCSIX Open House…
Photos during the ARCSIX Open House…
Sebastian Schmidt & Vikas Nataraja (CU Boulder) on the P-3.
Michael Hendrickson launching a balloon sonde during today’s science flight.
ARCSIX Science Brief in Hangar 8 “conference” room
Samuel Ephraim (University of Miami) prepping the balloon for a radiosonde launch. Photo credit – Kit Kugel
Filippo Calì Quaglia (INGV) teaching Quincy Allison (ARC) how to launch a radiosonde at Pituffik, Greenland. Photo credit – Dan Chirica.
Ryan Borys (SPEC) explains his instrument today at the NASA ARCSIX Open House
Matthew Brown (LaRC) presents a show-and-tell at the NASA ARCSIX Open House.
Ralph Kahn (CU Boulder) is overseeing the NASA swag table while Hal Maring (NASA HQ) discusses ARCSIX science with attendees
Joseph Schlosser (LaRC) & Andrzej Wasilewski (NASA GISS) transferring LN2.
ARCSIX team walking to the pier after arriving to PSB.
Flight planning in plaid.
Stevie and Quincy preparing the science cargo for the C-130 shipment.
Sebastian Schmidt, Daisy Gonzalez, and Hal Maring.
John Baycura (WFF) giving the planeside briefing on the P-3.
"Is it white out there?" ft. Luke Ziemba from LaRC LARGE group
