HS3

NASA's Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel, or HS3, mission investigated tropical cyclones in the 2012, 2013 and 2014 Atlantic Basin hurricane seasons. Highlights of the mission can be seen in a new video.

Across the United States and around the world, students now can participate in deployed NASA Airborne Science Missions.

The HS3 team shared the excitement of their scientific mission with K-12 students and teachers across the United States through summer teacher workshops, educator days at NASA Wallops, in-person classroom visits by mission personnel, live remote classroom chats and flight/hurricane tracking.

NASA's Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel, or HS3, mission investigated four tropical cyclones in the 2014 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season: Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard and Gonzalo. The storms affected land areas in the Atlantic Ocean Basin and were at different stages during the investigations.

Scientists on NASA's HS3 mission got lucky on September 17 when the remotely piloted Global Hawk dropped a sonde that fell in Hurricane Eduoard's eye and spun all the way down to the surface

High-altitude science aircraft hits milestone on its return to NASA Armstrong Sept. 30 after 10 science flights in NASA's 2014 HS3 mission.

Overview: AV-6 took off at 0719 EDT for science flight #10. The flight is scheduled for a 25-hour duration to the main development region.

 AV-6 will transit to AFRC on Tuesday with plans to due an intercomparison flight with the G-IV.

Mon Sep 29
WFF (EDT)
-  0830 AV-6 Land (estimated)
-  1000 Postflight / Preflight

Tue Sep 30
WFF (EDT)
-  0615 Staff GHOCE
-  0645 AV-6 Engine Start
-  0730 AV-6 Takeoff

Overview:  AV-6 Science Flight #10 is planned for Saturday with a 25 hour duration. It will follow the same track as flight #9 and will drop 62 sondes.

The current plan has AV-6 transiting to AFRC on Monday or Tuesday.

Fri Sep 26
WFF (EDT)
-  No Fly Day / Aircraft Maintenance
-  0800 Forecast Briefing (S115)

Overview: Todays flight was cancelled due to an issue with the aircrafts GPS Keys. Further testing will continue this evening, an email will be sent out alerting everyone the status of the aircraft.

 If AV-6 flies tomorrow transit to AFRC will be Tuesday or Wednesday depending on weather.

Sun Sep 28
WFF (EDT)
-  0615 Staff GHOCE
-  0645 AV-6 Engine Start
-  0730 AV-6 Takeoff
-  0800 Forecast Briefing (S115)