PACE-PAX

Meetings (all times PDT):
0900:  Weather Briefing, Mission Status and Flight Planning Meeting (AFRC: 1731 Conf. Room)
1300:  ER-2 Weather Brief (AFRC: 1731 Conf. Room)
NASA ER-2: Check Flight 
0600: Preflight Science Weather Briefing (Teams and 1731)
0630: Instruments Hands On
0700: Mission Briefing ER-2 Go/NoGo (Teams and Lab 1720)
    *NOTE: A representative from each instrument must be present*
0730: Instrument Hands Off / ER-2 Tow out
1000: ER-2 Check Flight Takeoff
1300: Landing
1345:  Flight Debrief

Meetings (all times PDT):
0900:  Weather, Mission and Flight Planning Meeting (AFRC: 1731 Conf. Room)
1300:  ER-2 Weather Brief (AFRC: 1731 Conf. Room)

NASA ER-2 
0630 - 1100: Aircraft access
1200:  Begin CST

CIRPAS Twin Otter 
0800:  Hangar access

Notes:
1. The Edwards Visitor Control Center (VCC) hours Mon – Fri 0700 – 1530 
2. Please refer to the PACE-PAX Deployment Guide for information on WhatsApp groups

NASA ER-2 (all times PDT)
0700 - 1500: Aircraft Access
1000 - 1100:  ER-2 Meeting in Conference Room 1731 (and Teams)

CIRPAS Twin Otter 
The LARGE team is onsite setting up ground site observation instruments in the tower.

Notes:
1. The Edwards Visitor Control Center (VCC) hours Mon – Fri 0700 – 1530 
2. Please refer to the PACE-PAX Deployment Guide for information on WhatsApp groups

Meetings (all times PDT):
0900:  Weather, Mission and Flight Planning Meeting (AFRC: 1731 Conf. Room)
1300:  ER-2 Weather Brief (AFRC: 1731 Conf. Room)
NASA ER-2 
0630 - 0800: Aircraft access
0800 - 0900: Network Check
0900:  Begin CST
1130 - 1530: Aircraft access
CIRPAS Twin Otter 
0800:  Hangar access
Notes:
1. The Edwards Visitor Control Center (VCC) hours Mon – Fri 0700 – 1530 

GEOGRAPHY REALM - The Northwest Passage connects ship traffic through the Arctic Ocean to connect the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. The passage winds through a cluster of islands north of mainland Canada, offering a potentially shorter route between oceans but posing significant challenges due to the unpredictable Arctic waters and shifting ice.

NASA – PACE-PAX Plan of the Day

Thursday 22 August 2024 (all times PDT)

NASA ER-2 
0630 - 0830: No instrument aircraft access
0830 - 1530: Aircraft access

CIRPAS Twin Otter 
The LARGE team is onsite setting up ground site observation instruments in the tower.

Notes:
1. The Edwards Visitor Control Center (VCC) hours Mon – Fri 0700 – 1530 
2. Please refer to the PACE-PAX Deployment Guide for information on WhatsApp groups

NASA – PACE-PAX Plan of the Day

Wednesday 21 August 2024 (all times PDT)

NASA ER-2 
0600 - 1200:  Pressure test, no aircraft access (pods that are in the lab will not be pressurized)
~1200-1530: Aircraft access

CIRPAS Twin Otter 
The LARGE team is onsite setting up ground site observation instruments in the tower.

Notes:
1. The Edwards Visitor Control Center (VCC) hours Mon – Fri 0700 – 1530 
2. Please refer to the PACE-PAX Deployment Guide for information

NASA – PACE-PAX Plan of the Day

Tuesday 20 August 2024 (all times PT)

NASA ER-2
0630 - 0730:  Instrument teams access hands on
0730: Tow out for comms tests
NLT 1400: Return to the hangar

CIRPAS Twin Otter
The LARGE team is onsite setting up ground site observation instruments in the tower.

Notes:
1. The Edwards Visitor Control Center (VCC) hours Mon – Fri 0700 – 1530
2. Please refer to the PACE-PAX Deployment Guide for information on WhatsApp groups

SciTechDaily - On July 13, 2024, the OCI (Ocean Color Instrument) aboard NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) satellite captured a rare, mostly cloud-free image of the islands and waterways that form the crux of the Northwest Passage.