SOI-MDI Newsletter

Number 7 - August 1995

IN THIS ISSUE:

September Team Meeting at Stanford (see below)
Announcement of Opportunity

Data Policy

Data Availability

Proposal Submission Procedures

Proposal Submission Form

CALENDAR:

7-11August: Third Science Operations Simulation (SIM3) at GSFC

9-25 August: SOHO S/C testing at KSC

15-16 August: Launcher SR

16 August: S/C mating to Centaur

30 August - 5 September: S/C SFT at KSC

4-8 September: GSCT #3 at GSFC

27-29 September: SOI TEAM MEETING, Stanford

2 October: NASA Flight Readiness Review

4-6 October: End to End Testing at KSC

14 October: S/C Function Test on PAD

31 October: Launch, Kennedy Space Center

From the Project Office

1 August 1995:

SOHO was delivered to Kennedy Space Center today on an Air France 747. It was moved to the assembly building before Hurricane Erin got near. [See below for an update on Erin.]

There is a problem with the SOHO reaction wheels that has required their removal, with replacement expected in mid- to late-September. Nevertheless, SOHO launch is still set for 3:50 am EST on 31 October.

August and early September will be filled with visits to KSC and GSFC for final system tests and operations exercises.

We have finally released an AO for science investigation plans. The intent is to enable the best science output from SOI-MDI while respecting the interests of t hose involved for many years.

The Fall SOI Team Meeting will be held on the 27-29 September at Stanford. Updates will appear on the Web.

- Phil Scherrer

More on the S/C Delivery and Hurricane Erin:

Six flatbeds of equipment for SOHO were stored in the Vertical Processing Facility. The outer doors of this building were ripped off in Hurricane Erin, but the inner doors held. They are in process of cleaning things up.

- Rock Bush

SOI-MDI Team Meeting

27-29 September 1995
HEPL Conference Room, Stanford University

AGENDA

The agenda will include discussion of proposals, agreement on the constitution of SOI Working Groups, and approval of the Team Working Groups' investigation plans for the initial round.

The meeting will also include tutorials on access to data and pipeline processing at the SOI Science Support Center (SSSC).

The MDI observing plan for the first 5 months of the mission will be discussed in detail and a baseline plan agreed to.

For local hotel information, click here.

For further information, or to obtain a paper copy of this Newsletter, please contact Margie Stehle, margie@quake.stanford.edu

Last updated on 8 August 1995.