NASA Real Time...
Well today may be the test flight of Deep Space Test Bed, in New Mexico. This is a test flight before we send it down to Antartica. I had a part in the design, and I'm also working with one of the student groups which will perform test on this flight at 120,000 feet.
But now its wait. Unlike many jobs where you come in and know what your day will be, at NASA its always real time, dependent on so many things (kinda like life huh?). So today may be the flight.
The students I am working with have a small website. They will be recording VLF waves. These are produced by lightening and such, and when lightening strikes anywhere in the world, it can be heard in the rest of the world. Learn more here. The students will record real time while the DSTB is recording data at altitude. Lets hope for good weather.
You can watch the launch here, click the fort sumner links.
Comments
man... we've already been scrubbed...
maybe tomorrow.
Posted by: itzjerm | June 10, 2005 09:34 AM
wow! sounds exciting but what part of the design were you involved with and what part of the day was this pic taken? beats diggin' ditches huh? eek! no offense to anyone...the horizon/sunset sure is pretty in the background
by the way have ya'll heard the new Spoon album its pretty sweet
Posted by: ruth | June 10, 2005 11:13 AM
yep i got the new spoon album... its not my fav.. but not bad... they do a good live show... i designed the carousel for the thing... and sensors for it... also helpin the kids with the experiment.
Posted by: itzjerm | June 10, 2005 11:25 AM
NASA?! Forget NSAS! Fed Ex is where its at. Fed Ex rocks!....Oh, were not talking about that any more are we? My bad. NASA is cool. If only I could get a job there now.
Posted by: Tre | June 10, 2005 03:50 PM
Well its not lookin good today this is what the administrator said:
I realize that a number of Centers are dealing with potential, near-term decisions to shape the magnitude and pace of potential civil servant and onsite contractor layoffs. These potential layoffs are due to a number of factors with the agency's budget and strategy for carrying out its missions. To be clear, the agency has NOT yet decided whether involuntary layoffs of NASA's civil servant workforce (otherwise known as Reduction-In-Force or RIFs) will be needed in the future. I have tasked the Program, Analysis and Evaluation Office to organize a team to provide me an assessment of NASA Center workforce needs along with options for how to proceed in the next few weeks. Difficult decisions will need to be made in the near future, and some dislocations may be necessary. I have been laid off twice in my own career. It is painful. I will try to keep you informed as much as humanly possible in how we're formulating our decisions.
Posted by: itzjerm | June 10, 2005 04:01 PM
WOW!! I wish my job were that interesting and exciting!!
Posted by: who and where | June 10, 2005 06:25 PM
well is it cool when its 2:30 in the morn and ur still tryin to get record software to work correct? oh need sleepy...
yeah it is pretty cool... all in all
Posted by: itzjerm | June 11, 2005 02:26 AM
No, that doesn't sound like much fun...:(... about as much fun as running around at 2:30 in the morning trying to get your work area wrapped up while having your boss stand over your shoulder, when its actually his fault that your behind because he took your employees away....grrrr... :(
I guess we all have our pros and cons in our jobs :)
Posted by: who and where | June 11, 2005 03:34 AM
here i am now at early in the morn... waiting wiating... on weather in new mexico... there is video goin on thuogh so check it out!
Posted by: itzjerm | June 11, 2005 08:58 AM