Daily Schedule

ABRE POD for Tuesday 28 July, 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

• Network testing is going well
• Starlink is ACTUALLY functional, now

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 (Monday 27 July)

• 1500: Forecasting meeting with Eric Ray in Building 994

FLIGHT OPERATIONS

• N/A

GROUND OPERATIONS

• Hangar and lab access for experimenters
• 0530     Maintenance show
• 0630     Payload integration
  • Please be ready to roll by 0620, PALMS can start 0615)
• 0730     Payload access ends
  • Flight Plan review (science leads and aircrew)
  • Tow/fuel 
• 0745     Mission brief (go/no go) in Building 994
• 0845     Aircrew aircraft pre-flight
• 0900     Aircrew suit up
• 0945     Aircrew cockpit integration
• 1005     Engine start
• 1025     Taxi
• 1030     Take off
• 1330-1400        Land
• L+30 min           Debrief in 994/de-integrate
• 1515     End of day

MISSION PHOTOS

Photo(s) of The Day:   Colin Gurganus and Steven Ciciora Load the ACOS Instrument

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)

** NOTE: Saturday and Sunday- I’ll open the hangar NLT 0800 for anyone that needs to work, however there will be no aircraft access available **

 SABRE POD for Monday 27 July, 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 (as of Friday 24 July)

• All ground power checks complete
• Network testing is going well
• A replacement Starlink cable has been ordered and should arrive at my hotel sometime tomorrow (Saturday 25 July)
  • I’ll get it to the hangar as soon as I can to get the connection back up and running

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 (Monday 27 July)

• 0800: morning tag up

FLIGHT OPERATIONS

• N/A

GROUND OPERATIONS (Monday 27 July)

• Hangar and lab access for experimenters
• 0830-0930: Payload integration on aircraft
• 1000: Tow out
• 1030: Network checks
• 1300: Engine run
• 1330: Tow back in
• 1400: De-integrate
• 1450: Hands off aircraft
• Photos will also be added to the gallery on the SABRE website

MISSION PHOTOS

Photo(s) of The Day:  Group Photo After the NBL Tour       

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 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