S-MODE 04/22/23 Mission Daily Schedule

Here is the Plan of the Day for Saturday, April 22:

Updates:

  • It was a pleasure to host NBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff and the Today Show crew at NASA Ames today! Thanks again to the PRISM and LaRC G-III teams!!
  • The B200 flew two flights today, with DopplerScatt continuing to track “Eddy” (the new S-MODE mascot). DopplerScatt data from today will aid the team in potentially transitioning to a new target for the final week.
  • Wave Gliders have begun to be driven in formation to accomplish one of the S-MODE mission objectives of measuring velocity gradients.

 Aircraft plan and schedule:

  • NET 1030: G-III SF#7 takeoff
  • 1130: Preflight meeting for B200 SF#16
  • NET 1200: MASS TO SF#9 takeoff
  • NET 1300: B200 SF #16 takeoff

 Ship and in situ plan:

  • The Sally Ride will continue surveying the eddy and tracking floats. Floats should be recovered tomorrow and redeployed.

 Meeting schedule: