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BioSCape 11/15/23 Mission Daily Schedule
BioSCape Plan of the Day
Thursday, 16 November (All times local)
Announcements:
- 🦃 You are warmly invited to BioSCape Thanksgiving dinner event hosted at Barristers in Newlands from 6pm on Thursday, 23 November. Please review the menu in the google doc below and RSVP, indicating your dietary requirements and any plus ones you'd like to bring. The cost of the set menu is R280 pp (about $15). Everyone will receive their own bill (and alcohol can be billed separately if you prefer). We look forward to spending the holiday with you! 🦃
- There will be a BioSCape public lecture and pre-event networking reception starting at 6pm on 17 November that everyone is invited to attend. Location will be at the New Lecture Theatre, UCT Upper Campus. Link to RSVP is below - capacity will be on a first come first serve basis.
a. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3tsLgZK2QwfbyzD_07H8R1z4NqBWJtJBCZQebRzRQy_dptg/viewform
Schedule:
0530 -- SSUN to FBO
0600 -- FBO to SSUN
0630 -- SSUN to FBO
0700 -- SSUN to FBO
0700 -- Go/No-go call at SSUN
0845 -- FBO to SSUN
0930 -- FBO to SSUN
1200 -- SSUN to FBO
1400 -- Forecasting Meeting at SSUN
~1415 -- FBO to SSUN
G-III Plan:
Plan A (new lines!):
Science objective: The priority here is the mosaic box, the coastal lines are secondary and we hope wont take too much time and can be done on the way.
G3_19 (buoy) @ FL crew discretion
C42_L01 (coastal) @ FL170
C46_L01 (coastal) @ FL170
C50_L01 (coastal) @ FL170
M1_L01 to M1_L13 (garden route mosaic, highest priority lines are L02-L10, the others are only if you have time) @ FL 180
C45_L01 (coastal) @ FL170
C44_L01 (coastal, slime it in!) @ FL170
C41_L01 (coastal) @ FL170
G3_25 (flux tower, on the way home if you have time) @ FL crew discretion
Plan B (new lines!):
Science objective: Mosaic box to complete coverage. Also doing box 30, which we haven’t picked up yet.
G3_19 (buoy) @ FL crew discretion
G3_30 (two little lines) @ FL 210
M5_L01-L11 (L11 is higher priority, then work inland) @170
G3_25 (flux tower, on the way home if you have time) @ FL crew discretion
Notes:
- New arrivals, please remember to complete the BioSCape Check-in form.
- Please join our WhatsApp groups: BioSCape Broadcast (https://chat.whatsapp.com/B8lYD6nD2AF9LezJB3XhSf) and the optional BioSCape Social (https://chat.whatsapp.com/FQSuFbhH5hxEv7HFH6N0Ff) group.
- If you travel commercially and would like ESPO to organize transportation to/from the airport from the Southern Suns, please use this form below. Also, please remind anyone from ESPO at least a day in advance before your arrival/departure so we can check your shuttle appointments and confirm with the driver.
- A reminder that all relevant links (Windy, Rules of the Road, Go/No-Go call notes, Visions etc) are available on our internal team website (team.bioscape.io). If you cannot access the internal team site and would like to, please send Anabelle your Google-linked email address and she will add you.
- Reminder that we have an anonymous feedback and incident reporting form available.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQv0iVfVAMrqhEKyRxD0v3v4gdbhRi3ArcV7Xeg_86lmURfw/viewform
Key Personnel WhatsApp Contact Info:
- Anabelle Cardoso, UB/UCT, Mission Scientist, +27 72 055 9025
- Adam Wilson, UB, Mission Scientist, +1 240 979 7404
- Erin Hestir, UCM, Mission Scientist, +1 510 263 6347
- Jasper Slingsby, UCT, Mission Scientist, +27 83 406 0581
- Dan Chirica, NASA ESPO, Project Manager, +1 925 640 0463
- Stevie Phothisane, NASA ESPO, Deputy PM/Logistics, +1 707 772 9683
- Roy Johnson, NASA ESPO, Site Support, +1 650 623 7539
Photos: Please upload any photos you would like to share with the team to this album. (https://photos.app.goo.gl/T1JHNS974U1Zanko8)
Meeting Link:
0700 Go/No-Go:
“https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDk5NDhkODgtNTM2ZC00YjlhLWIxYzQtNzMwYWM4ZDE2YzE1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%227005d458-45be-48ae-8140-d43da96dd17b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22a3f984ad-d1a0-4be1-885c-939efbcb3c1d%22%7d”
Meeting ID: 216 602 645 079
Passcode: LPgE6t
Or call in (audio only)
+1 256-715-9946,,251693523# United States
+27 21 834 5594,,251693523# South Africa
1400 Forecasting & Flight Planning: “https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZWU5NjBiZWItNmM0Zi00ZDdlLTg0NWItNDAyYjM5NzhjMmMx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%227005d458-45be-48ae-8140-d43da96dd17b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22a3f984ad-d1a0-4be1-885c-939efbcb3c1d%22%7d”
Meeting ID: 238 608 860 280
Passcode: jxRKdQ
Or call in (audio only)
+1 256-715-9946,,992489477# United States
+27 21 834 5594,,992489477# South Africa