Daily Schedule

SABRE POD for Friday July 24, 2026

All PODs will be posted/ updated in the Daily Schedule | SABRE folder on the ESPO mission website.

Please refer to the “Logistics” tab on the ESPO mission website and the Deployment Guide for additional logistics information.

All times are in CT.

KEY UPDATES

• Ground power checks
  • ACOS power check pending
  • AMP power check complete
  • CAPS power check complete
  • DLH power check complete
  • LIF-NO + radiometers power check complete
  • LIF-SO2 power check complete
  • UCATS power check complete
  • MMS power check complete
  • O3 power check pending
  • PALMS power check complete
  • Mini-MOUDI power check complete
  • SP2 power check complete
  • StratCIMS power check complete
  • SOAP power check complete

REMINDERS

• James is off tomorrow, if anyone has any questions or issues please let me know and I’ll do my best to help however I can
• Closed-toe shoes required on ramp/hangar, shorts are acceptable
• Bring badge(s), water bottle
  • Remember to utilize the ice machine and the water station as much as you need to stay cool(er) and stay hydrated!
• Hangar Wi-Fi is ESPO SARP 1 and the password is Houston123

SPECIAL EVENT

• Tour of JSC’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory - NASA (thank you, Victoria!!)
  • Participants should meet at the NBL at 0830
    • 13000 Space Center Blvd, Houston, TX 77059
    • Show your badge to the guard at the gate and tell them you’re there for a tour (foreign nationals must be in the same car as their escort)
    • Go to the door labeled “Operations Control Center”, roughly the center of the building
    • Once everyone has arrived, we’ll go inside
    • Photos are allowed in the facility
    • Please stay with the group and do not cross yellow line once on the pool deck

MEETINGS & BRIEFINGS

• NO morning tag up
• Tour participants meet at NBL at 0830

FLIGHT OPERATIONS

• N/A

GROUND OPERATIONS

• Hangar and lab access for experimenters
• 0700: aircraft access (tracking ACOS and DLH)
• Continue aircraft integration activities

MISSION PHOTOS

Photo(s) of The Day: (left to right) New arrival David Verbart (mini-MOUDI team), Mike Greenberg, Chuck Brock, and Adam Ahern (NOAA AMP team) hard at work on pre-installation activities

For questions, please contact:

Kelly Griffin (ESPO): 757-894-4985 or via Signal chat(s)

James Goetze (JSC Aircraft Operations Division): 301-247-0070 or via Signal chat(s) James is off tomorrow

SABRE POD for Thursday July 23, 2026

All PODs will be posted/ updated in the Daily Schedule | SABRE folder on the ESPO mission website.

Please refer to the “Logistics” tab on the ESPO mission website and the Deployment Guide for additional logistics information.

All times are in CT.

KEY UPDATES

• Ground power checks
  • LIF-NO + radiometers power check complete
  • LIF-SO2 power check complete
  • StratCIMS power check complete
  • AMP power check complete
  • PALMS power check complete
  • Mini-MOUDI power check complete
  • MMS power check complete
  • DLH and CAPS instruments are troubleshooting before attempting power checks
  • SOAP and SP2 power checks ongoing

REMINDERS

• Closed-toe shoes required on ramp/hangar, shorts are acceptable
• Bring badge(s), water bottle
  • Remember to utilize the ice machine and the water station as much as you need to stay cool(er) and stay hydrated!
• Hangar Wi-Fi is ESPO SARP 1 and the password is Houston123

MEETINGS & BRIEFINGS

• 0800: Morning tag up for all instrument teams on the hangar floor

FLIGHT OPERATIONS

• N/A

GROUND OPERATIONS

• Hangar and lab access for experimenters
• Continue aircraft integration and testing activities

MISSION PHOTOS

Photo(s) of The Day: 

For questions, please contact:

Kelly Griffin (ESPO): 757-894-4985 or via Signal chat(s)

James Goetze (JSC Aircraft Operations Division): 301-247-0070 or via Signal chat(s)

SABRE POD for Wednesday July 22, 2026

All PODs will be posted/ updated in the Daily Schedule | SABRE folder on the ESPO mission website.

Please refer to the “Logistics” tab on the ESPO mission website and the Deployment Guide for additional logistics information.

All times are in CT.

KEY UPDATES

• TRR completed
• Wiring installation on the WB has begun

REMINDERS

• Closed-toe shoes required on ramp/hangar, shorts are acceptable
• Bring badge(s), water bottle
  • Remember to utilize the ice machine and the water station as much as you need to stay cool(er) and stay hydrated!
• Hangar Wi-Fi is ESPO SARP 1 and the password is Houston123

MEETINGS & BRIEFINGS

• 0800: Morning tag up for all instrument teams on the hangar floor

FLIGHT OPERATIONS

• N/A

GROUND OPERATIONS

• Hangar and lab access for experimenters
• Continue instrument prep and begin aircraft integration

MISSION PHOTOS

Photo(s) of The Day: Glenn Diskin presents the DLH instrument to the TRR board

For questions, please contact:

Kelly Griffin (ESPO): 757-894-4985 or via Signal chat(s)

James Goetze (JSC Aircraft Operations Division): 301-247-0070 or via Signal chat(s)

SABRE POD for Tuesday July 21, 2026

All PODs will be posted/ updated in the Daily Schedule | SABRE folder on the ESPO mission website.

Please refer to the “Logistics” tab on the ESPO mission website and the Deployment Guide for additional logistics information.

All times are in CT.

KEY UPDATES

• Badging saga continues… many, many thanks to James for being on top of everything!

REMINDERS

• Closed-toe shoes required on ramp/hangar, shorts are acceptable
• Bring badge(s), water bottle
  • It was 94 degrees in the hangar today, please remember to utilize the ice machine and the water station as much as you need to stay cool(er) and stay hydrated!
• Hangar Wi-Fi is ESPO SARP 1 and the password is Houston123
• Test Readiness Review (TRR) has been moved to tomorrow
  • Please have a representative from each team present
  • Have any tools that will be used on the aircraft out so they can be approved

MEETINGS & BRIEFINGS

• 0800: Morning tag up for all instrument teams on the hangar floor
• 1430: Test Readiness Review (TRR)

FLIGHT OPERATIONS

• N/A
   

GROUND OPERATIONS

• 0800- 1630: Hangar and lab access for experimenters
• 1430: TRR

MISSION PHOTOS

Photo(s) of The Day: 

• Photos will also be added to the gallery on the SABRE website

For questions, please contact:

Kelly Griffin (ESPO): 757-894-4985 or via Signal chat(s)

James Goetze (JSC Aircraft Operations Division): 301-247-0070 or via Signal chat(s)

SABRE POD for Monday July 20, 2026

All PODs will be posted/ updated in the Daily Schedule | SABRE folder on the ESPO mission website.

Please refer to the “Logistics” tab on the ESPO mission website and the Deployment Guide for additional logistics information.

All times are in CT.

KEY UPDATES

• StarLink system up and running this morning
• Some badging snags are still in work
• Many teams intend on working over the weekend

REMINDERS

• Closed-toe shoes required on ramp/hangar, shorts are acceptable
• Bring badge(s) and your water bottle
  • There is a water fountain/bottle refill station in the hangar, as well as an ice maker in the far back corner- stay hydrated!
• Hangar WiFi is ESPO SARP 1 and the password is Houston123
• Test Readiness Review (TRR) on Monday
  • Please have a representative from each team present
  • Have any tools that will be used on the aircraft out so they can be approved by the board

MEETINGS & BRIEFINGS (Monday 20 July)

• 0800: Morning briefing on the hangar floor for all researchers
• 1430: Test Readiness Review

FLIGHT OPERATIONS

• N/A

GROUND OPERATIONS (Monday 20 July)

• 0800- 1630: Hangar and lab access for experimenters
• SEO Checklist updates sometime in the morning
• Photos will also be added to the gallery on the SABRE website

MISSION PHOTOS

Photo of The Day: Andreas Gattringer and Manuel Schoeberl bench test the CAPS instrument

SABRE POD for Friday July 17, 2026

All PODs will be posted/ updated in the Daily Schedule | SABRE folder on the ESPO mission website.

Please refer to the “Logistics” tab on the ESPO mission website and the Deployment Guide for additional logistics information.

All times are in CT.

KEY UPDATES

• Today (Wednesday 16 July) marked the first day of integration
  • The NOAA truck arrived and was offloaded
  • Teams worked to unpack and start setting up their instruments and equipment
  • StarLink system was physically set up, however pending updates delayed personnel’s ability to connect
    • Updates will hopefully be complete overnight, making the service available to hangar occupants going forward
  • Some badges are fully complete and issued, additional personnel have upcoming appointments at the badging office and will receive their badges soon

REMINDERS

• Closed-toe shoes required on ramp/hangar, shorts are acceptable
• Bring badge(s) and your water bottle
  • There is a water fountain/bottle refill station in the hangar and an ice machine in the far rear corner
• Hangar wifi is ESPO SARP 1 and the password is Houston123

MEETINGS & BRIEFS

• Morning tag up for all instrument teams on the hangar floor at 0800

FLIGHT OPERATIONS

• N/A

GROUND OPERATIONS

• 0800- 1630: Hangar and lab access for experimenters
• 1000: All relief valves requiring testing due to Troy Thornberry
• 1300: Payload inspections begin

MISSION PHOTOS

Photo of The Day: Adam Ahern and Chuck Brock Get to Work Preparing Their Instruments For Installation on the WB-57 for SABRE Operations

• Photos will also be added to the gallery on the SABRE website
   
• For questions, please contact:

Kelly Griffin (ESPO): 757-894-4985 or via Signal chat(s)

James Goetze (JSC Aircraft Operations Division): 301-247-0070 or via Signal chat(s)

SABRE Plan of the Day

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Location: NASA JSC

Personnel Arrival to JSC Area

SABRE Plan of the Day

Date: Feb 23, 2025

Location: NASA JSC

Daily Integration Schedule

• Pack Up Day 
  • 0800 - 1600 Support of FN escort and door access 

NASA WB-57 Schedule

0600    MX Show / Pre-flight 
0700    Payload Access: Instruments must be ready to go by 0650. (Teams can have access to
aircraft earlier once WB MX lead advises, do not approach until then)
0800    Payload Access Complete 
0815    Flight Plan Review (Science Leads and Aircrew)
0830    Mission Brief - Go/No-Go (Bldg. 994)
0830    Tow / Refuel (20,000 lbs) 
0930    Aircrew Suit Up
0945   Aircrew Aircraft Preflight
1015    Aircrew Cockpit Integration
1035   Engine Start
1055    Taxi
1100    Take Off
1600    Land
1630    Debrief (Bldg. 994)
1630    Payload Access (once maintenance post flight is done, do not approach without notification from WB team)
1800    Day Complete ‘ish

Planned Activities:

• Instrument offload will start as soon as we land, and the crew will do the aircraft postflight tomorrow
• Some cable harnesses might have to come off the plane on Monday
• Sunday is pack-up day; ESPO plans to pack up the Starlink and the printer at the end of the day 
• WB-57 has a hard down day on Sunday, Feb 23
• The NOAA truck arrives Monday morning at 1000 

Notes:

• Friendly reminder to please coordinate with maintenance or engineering before you approach the aircraft. 
• Tomorrow will be a long day and a rush to de-integrate; please be careful and patient with each other.