Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 20:43:17 -0400 From: Kimberly Strong To: MANTRA email list Subject: MANTRA 2002 - Wednesday, August 21 Status MANTRA 2002 - Wednesday, August 21 Status Greetings from Vanscoy, Today was primarily spent mounting all of the instruments on the gondola and performing all-up mechanical and electrical integration checks. This all went very well, with just a few minor modifications identified. SPS-B1, MAESTRO-B, and MSC FTS were also mostly successfully electrically and mechanically integrated with the pointing system. Photographs are now being posted on the MANTRA home page at http://www.atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca/MANTRA/mantra_2002.html We have also set up a web camera which is showing live footage from the hangar! The link is also on the web site. Pointing System - integration/test with SPS-B1, MAESTRO-B, and MSC FTS done today - working on software to integrate reaction wheel, add modes including momentum dump, and set up automation of measurements MSC SunPhotoSpectrometers (SPS-B1, SPS-B2) - covers and insulation completed - absolute and wavelength calibration continuing MAESTRO-B - need to work on communications with pointing system - still investigating noise, but getting signal U of Denver FTS - needs alignment, then solar measurements to test detector alignment and set gains MSC FTS - working on software for 19200 kbaud line and downlink checking - need to do alignment, solar scan and set gains MSC OH Spectrometer - working on optimizing the resolution, aligning the polarizer, software, and possibly adding heat sinks MSC Emission Radiometers - ready to fly Service d'Aeronomie SAOZ - ready to fly U of T On-board Datalogger - SIL integrating with CIP Ozonesondes - fifth launch this morning with large Raven balloon, reached ~40 km Ground-based MSC Brewer - continuing direct sun measurements Ground-based York U AOTF spectromter - continuing zenith-sky measurements - working on automation software Ground-based U of T zenith-sky spectrometer - continuing zenith-sky measurements - telescope set up today, need to polar align and get tracking working Ground-based MSC SPS-G - continuing direct sun measurements, working on solar tracker Overall schedule (will review on morning of August 22): Thursday August 22 - RFI test, instrument alignment/calibrations with sun Thursday August 22 - dry run (9 PM to 1 AM) Friday August 23 - hanging test with crane Saturday August 24 - flight ready All for now. Kim ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Kimberly Strong, Associate Professor Department of Physics, University of Toronto Room MP 710A, 60 St. George Street Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A7, Canada Telephone: (416) 946-3217, Fax: (416) 978-8905 Email: strong@atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca http://www.atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca/ http://www.atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca/people/strong/strong.html ----------------------------------------------------------------