[Posidon] Fwd: RE: POSIDON schedule, VER3; data collection on return transits

Fri Jun 10 07:15:03 PDT 2016

Eric - MMS was designed with this operating mode, but never actually was tested.  It was also upgraded for the 30hrs+ flight time for the GHawk, so it will be a welcoming confirmation.

-Paul
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Subject: [Posidon] Fwd: RE:  POSIDON schedule, VER3; data collection on return transits

POSIDON instrument teams,

Per the email exchange below, a potential modification to what Ron laid out is leaving POSIDON instruments on the aircraft for the return transits and trying to get as much data as possible as the aircraft heads back to Ellington.  We would hopefully get science-quality data for at least the first leg (to Kwajelein), and we would need to ensure that the instruments are turned on for the subsequent hops.  I expect this would also expedite return of the instruments to Ellington.  This approach seems to be doable from the WB57 side.  Perhaps you could think about this option and let us know whether you'd prefer to de-integrate in Guam and have your instruments shipped home.

Thanks.

Eric

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Subject:        RE: [Posidon] POSIDON schedule, VER3
Date:   Thu, 9 Jun 2016 10:38:57 -0500
From:   FARRIS, RONALD L. (JSC-CC111)[DynCorp International LLC] <ronald.l.farris at nasa.gov><mailto:ronald.l.farris at nasa.gov>
To:     Jensen, Eric J. (ARC-SGG) <eric.j.jensen at nasa.gov><mailto:eric.j.jensen at nasa.gov>
CC:     PARENT, THOMAS E. (JSC-CC411)[DynCorp International LLC] <thomas.e.parent at nasa.gov><mailto:thomas.e.parent at nasa.gov>, Hickey, Alyson (JSC-CC311) <alyson.hickey-1 at nasa.gov><mailto:alyson.hickey-1 at nasa.gov>, Olivas, Manuel (JSC-CC)[DynCorp International LLC] <manuel.olivas-1 at nasa.gov><mailto:manuel.olivas-1 at nasa.gov>

I don’t see any issues w/that unless experiments need consumables recharge … will float here and you can assess w/science.   Likely won’t have big savings as ISUs need to be returned (with pallet blanks).  Tentative return routing is Guam to Kwajalein to Hawaii to California ?? to Ellington over a 3 day span but that could change w/the weather.

From: Jensen, Eric J. (ARC-SGG)
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 10:31 AM
To: FARRIS, RONALD L. (JSC-CC111)[DynCorp International LLC]; Ru-Shan Gao
Subject: Re: [Posidon] POSIDON schedule, VER3

Thanks Ron.  Sounds great.  I'm wondering whether it would be possible/practical to leave POSIDON instruments on for the return transits from Guam to Ellington?  It would be groovy to get data on the transits back across the Pacific.  We might only get science-quality data on the first flight, but if instruments could at least be turned on for subsequent flights, they should be protected.  This would also save $$ on shipping.  If this is a possibility from your standpoint, we could querry the instrument teams and see what they think.

Eric

On 6/8/16 6:21 PM, FARRIS, RONALD L. (JSC-CC111)[DynCorp International LLC] wrote:
All,

Good meeting today, many thanks.  Based on what was discussed, following is the revised plan/schedule.  Shipping dates are target – military air schedules will drive the dates.

We will plan to integrate POSIDON experiments onto WB #927 starting on Monday, 29AUG16, and complete both local test flights by 8SEP16.  Except for MMS, POSIDON experiments will then be deintegrated and 927 configured for the ferry flight per SYMPHONY requirements.  MMS will remain on 927 and will be unpowered/unmonitored during ferry and operational SYMPHONY missions.  927 will depart EFD on 12SEP16 and arrive Kadena 15SEP16 via the most optimal route (not necessarily through Guam).  927 will subsequently support two weeks of operational SYMPHONY missions before relocating to Guam.

One set of WB ISUs will be shipped direct to Kadena (not via Guam) on 7SEP16.  The other set of ISUs (which contain all Guam kit for both the WB and POSIDON experiments) will depart EFD on either 13SEP16 or 20SEP16 depending on priority and should arrive Guam by 21 or 28SEP16.  The advance party should arrive plan to arrive Guam on 27SEP16 with others arriving by 1OCT16.

All POSIDON experiments (some integrated onto three pallets) will ship via ISUs and should arrive Guam by the end of September.  The WB should arrive Guam on 1OCT16 and the experiments should be (re)integrated by Monday, 3OCT16.  We are tentatively planning a 3x weekly flight schedule beginning 4OCT16 and proceeding until the 50 flight hour allocation is accomplished (three weeks planned).  Each sortie should be approximately 6 hours in duration so flight operations should be complete by Thursday, 20OCT16.  We will modify the flight schedule as necessary to satisfy mission objectives (to include flights on weekends).  The experiments will be deintegrated and packaged for shipment in ISUs when flight operations are complete.  The WB will depart Guam on Monday, 24OCT16 and arrive EFD on Wednesday, 26OCT16.  All WB kit will packaged into ISUs beginning 24OCT16 and all ISUs (both WB and POSIDON) should depart Guam by 26OCT16, arriving EFD by 3NOV16.

[cid:part1.4E873EB5.A6D0D164 at nasa.gov]

POSIDON ISU count [6 total]:
WB spares [2 ISUs]
WB tools [1 ISU]
WB handling equipment and POSIDON spearpods [1 ISU]
POSIDON pallets, test equipment, handling aids, consumables, etc [2 ISUs]

Please review the above for consistency with what was discussed and for feasibility after having an opportunity to digest.

Thanks,

Ron

Ron Farris
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NASA JSC (DynCorp)
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