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ROPA - Update - January 11, 2007
The ROPA payload is being hung on the launch rail, and boxed in styrofoam. The launch rail is horizontal here, and enclosed in a movable "house" on rails. The house can be pulled back and then the launcher can be moved vertical. The styrofoam housing will cover most of the payload and warm air will be pumped through it to keep the rocket at room temperature. Various delays have slowed progress but we hope to complete a practice count tonight; the weather is extremely cloudy tonight so we have not missed much.