NAMMA - NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis Mission Mission Planning Update Mike Gaunce NASA ESPO June 5, 2006
Dec 25, 2015
NAMMA - NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis Mission
Mission Planning Update
Mike GaunceNASA ESPO
June 5, 2006
Presentation Overview
• Mission Schedule• PI Requirements Summary• Cape Verde Site Survey• Cape Verde Info• Travel & Logistics Info• Open Issues
CAVEAT: This planning info is subject to change!CAVEAT: This planning info is subject to change!
Current Mission ScheduleJune 2006
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3
Holiday
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
Telecon
Site Survey - Cape Verde
Hotel & Travel Info to S. Tolley
NAMMA Science Planning Meeting
NAMMA web site on-line
Current Mission ScheduleJuly 2006
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Holiday
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
Telecon
Telecon
Integration
Integration
Integration
Current Mission ScheduleAugust 2006
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
Science Flights
Science Flights
Pack
DC-8 TransitUND-SAL
Science Flights
AirliftUND-SAL
Start TOGA, Balloon, & SMART-COMMIT Ops
MRR?
Check Flt Test Flt #1
ESPO Deploy
ORR
Test Flt #2
Gnd Containers Arr(TOGA, Bal, SC)
Telecon
MRR = Mission Readiness ReviewMRR = Mission Readiness Review
ORR = Operations Readiness ReviewORR = Operations Readiness Review
UND = Univ. North DakotaUND = Univ. North Dakota
SAL = Sal, Cape VerdeSAL = Sal, Cape Verde
Airlift = C5 aircraftAirlift = C5 aircraft
ESPO = Earth Science Project OfficeESPO = Earth Science Project Office
Current Mission ScheduleSeptember 2006
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Holiday
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Science Flights
Science Flights Pack DC-8 TransitSAL-UND
Science Flights
De-IntegrationAirliftSAL-UND
Comp TOGA Ops
Comp SMART-COMMIT Ops
• A request went out 5/25/06 requesting PI input by 5/31.• Received responses (16) from all PI/Instrument groups.
• Summary of Requirements:• No wet lab, dry ice, or dedicated instrument lab space requirements.• Various shipping requirements provided.• Sal: LN2, compressed gases, and chemicals required.• Praia: No LN2 required. Gases (e.g., helium) and chemicals to be shipped via surface.
• If you have additional support requirements (e.g., IT, shipping), please let ESPO know ASAP.
PI Requirements Summary
Cape Verde Site SurveyMay 29-Jun 3 2006
• Conducted site survey of Sal and Praia airports, hotels, and ops center, and local area.
• Assessed basing sites for radiosonde balloons and SMART-COMMIT trailers.
• Held meetings with INMG, airport management, AGE providers, transportation, communications, etc.
• Approval granted by Cape Verdean government to conduct mission.
• Site survey report to be prepared.
Cape Verde IslandsGeneral Info
• Republic of Cape Verde. Nine principal islands located 300 miles W of Senegal. Capital, Praia.
• Official Language: Portuguese.• Currency: Escudo ($1 USD= 86 CV Escudos)• Visas: Required for all visitors.• Telecommunications: DSL and mobile phones available
through national monopoly (Cabo Verde telecom). Phones are GSM (900) with SIM and phone cards available for purchase. Country code for Cape Verde is 238.
• Time: Cape Verde standard time is UTC/GMT -1 hour.• Power: 220 V, 50 Hz. • USG Per diem: $109/80 for Sal Island, $112/74 for Praia
Sal Island
• DC-8 Ops: Amilcar Cabral Airport• 16.4˚ N latitude, 22.6˚ W longitude, about 20 km• 12 miles north of the city of Santa Maria• 2 km from the island capital, Espargos• Santiago Island (Praia) 125 miles to the south.
Travel & Accommodations
• Hotels• Hotel Riu Funana, Santa Maria, 238-242-9064.• Full service, inclusive resort.• Wireless available in lobby (cost and bandwidth in work).• 12 mi south of A/P, 2 mi to town center.• Payment: Visa credit card, cash, or wire transfer.• Rate: 80 Euros/night ($103)• ESPO (Sue Tolley) submitting room reservations.
• Need names/dates by June 12, 2006.
• Transportation.• Shuttle bus from hotel to airport (starting Aug 12th).• Rental cars very limited and very expensive ($100/day).• Taxi:
• From Hotel to A/P - 1000 CVE.• From Hotel to town - 200-300 CVE.
Travel & Accommodations - 2• Air travel.
• Some seats available on DC-8 and C-5.• Provide request to Sue Tolley.
• Commercial Air• Currently, there are no U.S. carriers flying directly to Sal.
• South African Airways currently has a direct flight from Atlanta.
• TACV, the Cape Verdean airline, has weekly service from Boston.
• There are connections from Dakar (through Praia).
• Best (cost) connection via Lisbon (TAP or TACV to Sal).
• Visas.
• Sue Tolley can submit for visa on arrival for U.S. citizens.• Will need passport info, etc.
• Visa can also be obtained through CV Embassy in Washington.
• Health and Safety• Do not drink tap water; buy bottled water.• Take whatever prescription and OTC medications you might need with you.• The sun is hot!
Lab Description & Support
• Lab Space• Identified for all locations.
• Layouts to be provided.
• Please bring any required power adapters, transformers, etc.
• Network• Labs have 0.5? MB minimum shared connection.
• Ethernet connection plus wireless.
• DHCP to be provided (details still in work).
• Please be sure to have virus protection SW on your computer.
• Administration & support provided by ESPO.
• In-field data archive provided by MSFC.
Security & Access
• Badging• Badging required for lab and ramp access.• Sue Tolley collecting required info for badge request.
• Name, DOB, PPN, etc.
• Copy of passport.
• Electronic photo (jpeg).
• Security briefing required upon arrival.• Badges must be displayed.
• 24/7 access.• Reflective vest required while on ramp.
Shipping
• All gasses, cryogens, and chemicals will need to be shipped.• Dry ice availability TBD.
• ESPO will ship DC-8 instrument & aircraft support equipment from UND to deployment site via airlift and will return the equipment to UND at the end of the project.
• Not handling surface shipments.
• ESPO (Q. Allison) will be contacting you regarding your shipment.
Communications
• Meetings & Briefings• On science flight days: Pre-flight briefing 2 hours prior to T/O.
• On non-flight days:• Flight Planning team mtgs• Science team mtgs
• Public Affairs, Education, and Outreach• Press release & info in work.
• Local tours.
• NAMMA mission web site.
• In the field……• Phone lists provided after site arrival.
• News, schedules, & activities posted in office areas and web site.
Other Misc Information
• NAMMA web site:• TBD
• U.S. State Department Consular Information Sheets:• http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1083.html
• Cape Verde portal:• http://virtualcapeverde.net/news2/index.php
• Cabo Verde 24:• http://www.caboverde24.com/
Deployment Contact Info
• ESPO Contact Info• Mike Gaunce Project Manager
[email protected] 650-604-1266 C: 650-575-9415
• Marilyn Vasques Dep Project Manager
[email protected] 650-604-6120 C: 408-431-7560
• Sue Tolley Project Coordinator
[email protected] 650-604-6033 C: 650-455-4963
• Quincy Allison Shipping & Logistics
[email protected] 650-604-3493 C: 650-455-4964
• Dan Chirica Network & IT
[email protected] 650-604-0463
• DC-8• Rick Shetter NSERC Director
[email protected] 701-777-6040 C: 701-330-2126
• Brenda Mulac Mission Manager
[email protected] 757-824-2454
Open Issues
• Secure military airlift.• Confirm and install required communications
infrastructure in Sal and Praia.
Note: Please provide hotel, travel, visa, and badging info to ESPO ASAP.