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CREAM Flight 2008 Videos

Thursday, 18 December 2008 22:51
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CREAM IV Launch Video:

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CREAM IV Ascending:

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Last Updated on Thursday, 18 December 2008 23:23  

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CREAM IV Investigators and Collaborators

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Collaborators

UMD
CSBF
Raytheon
NASA
NSF

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CREAM IV Flight Trajectory

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CREAM IV flight trajectory

2008 Major Milestones

Jan:  Delivery & mechanical fit-check of upper structure
Mar 12:  Delivery of recovered CREAM-III detector systems.
Mar-May:  Refurbishment of detector systems.
Apr 14-18:  Assembly of the upper structure.
May 5-9:  Integration of TCD.
May 12-16:  Integration of Chercam.
Jun. 3:  Integration of the SCD.
Jun. 3:  Mechanical integration of the CD.
May-Jun:  Integration and long term burn-in.
Jul 7:  Shipping instrument to CSBF.
Jul 9-31:  Integrate instrument with CDM & balloon-craft buildup at CSBF.
Aug. 1-5: Hang-test and long term burn-in at CSBF.
Aug. 20: Mission Readiness Review .
Aug. 18: GSE sea containers ship to the ICE from CSBF.
Aug. 28: Instrument sea container ship to the ICE from CSBF.
Sep. 8: Instrument sea container arrive at Christchurch, NZ.
Oct. 23: Mission Operations Review.
Nov. 7 (NZT) : First 5 launch crews arrive at McMurdo
Nov. 9-30 (NZT): Integrate instrument with CDM & balloon-craft building at Willie Field
Dec. 1 (NZT): Hang-test at Willie Field, CREAM-IV Flight ready
Dec. 3 (NZT): WFF Flight Readiness Review (FRR)