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CREAM Flight 2007

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Last Updated on Thursday, 23 July 2009 18:20
 

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Launch Dec. 19, 3:29 AM NZT

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 December 2008 19:44
 

CREAM Flight 2007

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Miracles can happen.

We made it out to CREAM today and over a nine hour period completely disassembled the instrument. Terri, Yoann, Larry Fox from CSBF and worked like crazy to complete as much as possible in one day, since the threat of only one flight has been hanging over our heads. Thanks to our amazing pilots, Jim and Louis, who were willing to spend extra time on the ice and can load a plane till it bursts, we got about 80% of CREAM back to McMurdo. All the major instrument systems are in except two calorimeter trays. Otherwise, the pre-cut palette, TCD support structure, frame uprights and diagonals along with a couple bags of cables remain. They are scheduled for pickup as part of two flights tomorrow. It is unclear if any of us will go along. We will find that out at 7AM, so I need some sleep.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 November 2008 02:45 Read more...
 

CREAM Flight 2007 Archive

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CREAM Termination

Thank you for the good news, David. I would like to thank NASA, CSBF, NSF, and RPSC for the excellent support. Hope the recovery goes smooth and easy.

CREAM achieved a cumulative exposure of almost 100 days (just about 2 day short) with this flight of ~ 28 days. Both the science instrument and the support system worked great throughout the flight. The quality of the team work has again been demonstrated in this highly successful campaign. The balloon performance was just outstanding. The trajectory was the most beautiful one I have ever seen. The balloon was coming back to McMurdo after each round as if it knows where McMurdo was. What a great ride!

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 November 2008 02:51 Read more...
 


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CREAM III Flight Trajectory

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CREAM III flight trajectory

2007 Major Milestones

01/04 TCD mechanically integrated
01/25 CherCam+CD mechanical fit-check
04/26 CherCam T-Vac test completed
04/30 Instrument mechanical integration complete
05/01-07/08 Electronic & data integration & testing
07/09 Instrument delivered to WFF (truck incident)
07/09-09/06 CREAM payload integration & testing
09/07 Mission Readiness Review
09/16 CDM & Ground support equipment shipped out of WFF
09/28 SFC1 replaced with SFC3
10/05 Last access to instrument
10/15 Instrument & shipped out of WFF
11/11 Science & WFF crew arrive McMurdo
11/12 GSE delivered to payload building
11/13 Instrument delivered to payload building
11/15 Instrument CPT completed
11/17 Joint LPT completed
11/19 End-to-end data flow test
11/27 Batteries delivered to payload building
12/03 Ready for hang-test
12/04 Hang test
12/04 Flight Ready
12/19 Launch