Overview: AV-6 Science Flight #7 is currently flying and is scheduled to land at 0700 EDT tomorrow.
Thursday is the next possible flight day.
All instrument teams should plan to be at D-1 by 0900 tomorrow for Postflight/Preflight for a possible Thursday flight.
Overview: AV-6 Science Flight #6 returned after a successful flight over Edouard. Edouard was upgraded to a Cat 2 hurricane during the flight. AVAPS has worked some instrument issues today and is ready for tomorrow’s flight.
Tomorrow’s flight is planned for 24 hours with a nominal takeoff of 0800. There is a possibility of delayed takeoff due to weather. If that happens, it may be possible for a slight delay, or even an evening takeoff at 1800.
One of NASA's unmanned Global Hawk aircraft number 872 surveyed Tropical Storm Dolly as part of NASA's latest hurricane airborne mission known as the Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel, or HS3 mission.
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