Space Physics at Dartmouth -- LaBelle Group | Dartmouth Balloon Group | Theoretical Group
ROPA - Update - January 12, 2007
Well, we are conveniently and efficiently combining poor weather (see attached weather figure), no aurora, and payload problems all in one night....We have worked through and resolved 3 of 4 serious payload problems today, and hope to resolve the 4th by early tomorrow night when we can turn the payloads on again. At the moment, we have stopped testing so that the motor guys can go onto the pad and arm the motors, a careful process that takes about 4 hours. They need to arm the motors both for our 4-stage BlackBrant12 vehicle (4 motors) as well as for the 4 smaller rockets of the parallel Larsen campaign which is also waiting to launch this month. Today has been busy and constructive, but we are all anxious to get to the point where we are ready to launch. Hopefully by tomorrow evening.