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Schedule (2002 Leonid MAC): January 1, 2002 and prior - Re-define Leonid MAC approach in contacts with aircraft management, participating researchers, and program managers April 7-14 - Astrobiology Science Conference, NASA Ames, CA May 2-5 - 2002 Leonid MAC Workshop, Tokyo, Japan June 28 - Papers submitted on results prior campaign for special issue "Astrobiology" July 1 - Requests for year 02 funds from NASA/ASTID program and NASA Planetary Astronomy program July 1 - NASA/Ames-SETI Cooperative Agreement in place July 08-July 12 - Bioastronomy meeting, Hamilton Island, Australia July 29-Aug 02 - 2002 Asteroids, Comets, Meteors meeting, Berlin, Germany July 29 - Request foreign Op Rights (FISTA) Aug 02 - Local funding ASUR deployment and postdoc position in place August 11 to 13 - Field tests for instruments and outreach activities during Perseids August 18 - Notify organizations of Passport/VISA requirements August 20 - foreign national clearances in place August 20 - ESA funding in place, ASUR support secure Aug 31 - Contributions for workshop proceedings due. Sept 03 - Funding in place for DC-8 deployment Sept 03 - Start formal program, finalize route Sept 03 - Start prepare deployment of new submm receiver for 2002 Leonid MAC Sept 05 - Mission patch design posted Sept 11 - Funding in place for FISTA deployment Sept 20 - Floorplan DC-8 review (visit NASA Dryden) Sept 23 - Website update 508 compliance completed Sept 23 - Finalize itinerary Sept 23 - mission patches ordered Sept 27 - Mission planning completed, instruments/personnel decided Sept 27 - Coordinate any Foreign Official Observers Sept 27 - Experiment plan in place, floorplan in place for DC-8. Oct 04 - clearances foreign nationals submitted/contact embassies Oct 04 - flight suits ordered Oct 04 - SETI-NASA Dryden work agreement in place Oct 04 - Outreach team in place Oct 05 - Coordination meeting and practise session flux measurement team Oct 12 - Lodging arrangements installation period Edwards AFB in place Oct 12 - Invitation letters out - Send passports out for VISA's (as required) Oct 12 - Nametags ordered Oct 12 - Instrument parts ordered, gear assembled. Oct 12 - Review papers completed Oct 16 - MOU's drafts to participating researchers Oct 16 - Special Leonids session at the COSPAR/World Space Congress, in Houston, TX. Video material collected. Oct 16 - Camera provided for ground-based submm experiment Oct 21 - Leonid MAC Flux Estimator updated Oct 22 - Coordinate lodging/transportation (as required) Oct 22 - Coordination SETI outreach Oct 22 - Request overflight clearances Oct 22 - Commercial flights to Edwards AFB booked Oct 22 - Coordinate aircraft ground support requirements Oct 22 - Coordinate airspace requirements Oct 22 to 23 - Instrument Field tests during Orionids/Taurids Oct 24 - Coordination ground-based support Spain/Mnt Lemmon Oct 24 - Coordination video uplink Oct 25 - Shipment flux measurement unit Oct 28 - Shipment camera to Spain Oct 28 - Precoordination meeting Oct 28 - Export control paperwork in place Oct 31 - CCB SR Review (DC-8) Nov 1 11:00 am PST - NASA Astrobiology Institute Seminar Lecture on Leonid shower Nov 1 - check flight currencies for non test wing personnel Nov 1 - Send intended support plan Nov 1 - Receive crewlists Nov 1 - USAF SOC in place Instrument installation phase: Oct-Nov - Stewart Rad. Lab. deployment to Edwards Nov 4 - NASA 7 Delivery of instruments Nov 4-8 - P.I. at NASA Dryden/Edwards AFB Nov 5 - visit clearances issued Nov 5 - remaining funding issues solved Nov 5 - SOC approved Nov 4 - Lodging/transportation in place Nov 6 - DC8 Tech Brief Nov (6-8, +) 12-14 - Payload integration FISTA Nov 7-8, + 12 - Payload Integration DC-8 Nov 7 - Prepare TDY orders Nov 8 - Squadron commander briefing Nov 8 - international clearances issued Nov 9, DC8 payload integration contingency day Nov 11 - SETI-Researcher work agreements in place Nov 12 - Technical flight crew briefing FISTA Nov 12 - Powerup DC8 Nov 13 (We.) - Roll out, photo lab (DC-8) Nov 14 (Th.) - afternoon Shakedown flight DC8 Mission phase: Nov 14 - Badging no later than 15:00 at NASA Dryden Nov 14 - 17:30-19:30 Experiment Test Flight (2.0 hr) DC-8. Nov 14/15 - good night sleep (8h minimum) Nov 15 (Fr. noon) - *Mandatory Safety Brief*. Nov 15 17:30 Departure Edwards AFB to Offutt AFB (FISTA + DC8) Nov 16 (Sa) 19:00 departure Offutt AFB to Torrejon AFB Spain (arr. 10:30), shakedown flight Nov 17 to 19 - web event (http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov) Nov 18 (Mo) Nov 19 (Tu) 03:30 departure Torrejon AFB to Offutt AFB, Nebraska (arr. 06:18), main mission flight Nov 19 good night rest, early start of day Nov 20 Nov 20 (We) 05:00 departure Offutt AFB back to Edwards AFB (arr. 05:48) Nov 20 download and demod FISTA Nov 20-21 dowload and demod DC8 July-Aug, 2003 - Leonid MAC Workshop and Meteor Storm science meeting [Mission now complete]   Top of Page - Text/Image Use Guidelines