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It was off to the KSC Industrial Area this morning. Departure was scheduled in such a way as to preclude an early morning dip. I got my revenge, though; upon our return I managed to shoehorn in a short swim in the course of my lunch hour. (Now that should be the way things work every day!)
The Russian gentleman I am working for this morning - he is Deputy Program Manger for Safety - was on site to ask questions about a particular experiment that will be carried on board the ISS. I got the short course on how crystals are grown under microgravity conditions, and we're scheduled to go back tomorrow morning to clear up some final items.
I'm off in a few minutes to attend the preflight Mission Management Team meeting, where all of the major players, whomever they represent, basically will give their final approval for STS-106, which is scheduled to launch around 8:45 am EDT on Friday. The crew won't be at this meeting for a number of reasons, two of which are: (a) they are in a kind of quarantine, to prevent them from being exposed to sick people, and (b) they are living in a sleep-shifted environment (roughly equivalent to Moscow time), so they'll be asleep during the meeting.
After today's MMT, there are a few other activities on the program, culminating in a Space Flight Awareness reception. The SFA program is something that NASA does to recognize above-and-beyond performance by individuals in support of the space program. The Russians are invited, so me and my crew will be there as well.
All is going well.
Cheers...
The Russian gentleman I am working for this morning - he is Deputy Program Manger for Safety - was on site to ask questions about a particular experiment that will be carried on board the ISS. I got the short course on how crystals are grown under microgravity conditions, and we're scheduled to go back tomorrow morning to clear up some final items.
I'm off in a few minutes to attend the preflight Mission Management Team meeting, where all of the major players, whomever they represent, basically will give their final approval for STS-106, which is scheduled to launch around 8:45 am EDT on Friday. The crew won't be at this meeting for a number of reasons, two of which are: (a) they are in a kind of quarantine, to prevent them from being exposed to sick people, and (b) they are living in a sleep-shifted environment (roughly equivalent to Moscow time), so they'll be asleep during the meeting.
After today's MMT, there are a few other activities on the program, culminating in a Space Flight Awareness reception. The SFA program is something that NASA does to recognize above-and-beyond performance by individuals in support of the space program. The Russians are invited, so me and my crew will be there as well.
All is going well.
Cheers...
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Keep it up...