It was a hazy August day on Chicago’s South Side, and Nedra Sims Fears was hosting a small gathering to talk about the air. Interstate-94, which bisects her Chatham neighborhood, hummed nearby. “This was the summer I spent watching summer out my window,” Fears said.
STAQS
Saturday, August 26 (All times are PDT):
0700: ESPO on deck
NASA - NOAA Plan of the Day
Friday, August 25 (All times are PDT):
0700: ESPO on deck
1030: Forecasting meeting (S-211 and Webex)
NASA - NOAA Plan of the Day
Thursday, August 24 (All times are PDT):
0830: ESPO on Deck
0930: Forecasting Meeting (S-211 and Webex)
NASA - NOAA Plan of the Day
Tuesday, August 23 (All times are PDT):
0700: ESPO on deck
1030: Forecasting meeting (S-211 and Webex)
NASA DC-8 Science Flight #17
2100: Aircrew Rest Begins (Tuesday, August 22)
0700: MX Pre-flight Start
0800: Start Science Instrument Pre-flight
0900: Egress Training
0900: Aircrew Show / Crew Brief (S331)
NASA-led Mission to Map Air Pollution in 3D Over Megacities Describes the roles of STAQS, AEROMMA, TOLnet and Pandora for helping TEMPO understand the constituents of megacity pollution.
NASA - NOAA Plan of the Day
Tuesday, August 22 (All times are PDT):
0700: ESPO on deck
1030: Forecasting meeting (S-211 and Webex)
Sunday, August 20 (All times are PDT):
1030: Forecasting Meeting (Webex)
***Due to severe weather warning, only essential personnel will be at B703 and there will be no lab access until Monday***
NASA DC-8
Hard Down Day - No Aircraft Access
0800: CIT-CIMS servicing only
~0800: Science truck arrives
NASA LaRC G-III
Hard Down Day - No Aircraft Access
Friday, August 18:
NASA DC-8 AEROMMA Transit to KPMD
2030: Aircrew Rest Begins (Thursday, August 17)
0630: MX Pre-flight Start
0700: ESPO on site
0730: ESPO shuttles from Avis/Budget/Enterprise
0730: Start Science Instrument Pre-flight
0830: Aircrew Show / Crew Brief (Base Ops)
0900: Pre-flight Brief (Building 206 Hangar Floor)
1000: Doors Close
1005: Engine Start
1020: Taxi
1030: Takeoff
