Okay, we’re getting really close to the August test flight,
everyone!
What’s Flying
Radiosonde
VLF Detector
Who’s Going
Hamza Ahmad
Erika Marrero
Daniel Canales
Rachel Gamblin
Darrell Anderson (ground support)
We still need to finish the MRR and the CDR. These need to
be done in less than a week. Anyone
not working on anything needs to obtain information and help put these
together. If you have questions while you’re putting a slide together, ask
them. Ask the whole experiment team, too; if someone is working and
cannot answer, someone else may be able to. This is why we have the GroupMe
chat.
We’ve made a lot of progress in the past two weeks and we’re
really kicking it into high gear. But it needs to stay in high gear or else all
of our hard work will be useless. If you cannot attend a meeting in person, please attend online. If you have
currently filed for being unable to attend at all on a certain day please make sure to catch up with both
the project management team and your own teams. If you are having issues
and the project needs to take a backseat, even for two days, project management needs to
know. Rachel and Daniel are happy to work with you if you’re putting
serious effort into this project and something comes up. But they can’t work
with you if they don’t know what’s going on. They need to be able to plan
things and they can’t unless they know who’s on board.
Do your best to keep up with your Asana, it’s where I get
these progress updates from. If they’re wrong, edit your team’s Asana and then
email me. Those with no updates are ones that have not been edited in weeks,
and I do not currently know their status.
Project Updates
VLF Detector: The
team is currently assembling their prototype to put on the August 2nd
flight.
Gaseous Compounds:
The team is currently compiling the radiosonde to send on the August 2nd
flight.
DC EF/Conductivity:
The team is currently working on a circuit design, and plans to order it once
it is finalized.
Spectroscopy: The
team is currently discussing a project transfer. Details will be given once
obtained.
Particle Detector:
The team is currently attempting to order parts via Dr. Pinsky, and they are
completing their calculations of the Simpsons rule with two pieces of software
to ensure their results are accurate.
Astrobiology: The
team is currently planning a full test in the lab on July 30th, in
order to be able to fly on the August launch.
TEC: (No update
available)
Star Tracker: (No
update available)
