The Payload Combined Functional Test, TC-186 will be complete by 9:30 PM

The Payload Combined Functional Test, TC-186, which started at 2:15 PM today will be complete by 9:30 PM. At which time we will re-configure for and collect the LROC images, TC-187 through TC-190. We will then dump the SSR, TC-191. These tasks should take us until 11:00 PM. At that point we will perform, TC-192, Reconfigure for the Orbiter Functional Test. The Orbiter Functional Test, TC-193, should start between 11:30 PM, tonight, 12/14/2008 and midnight.

TC-186 Payload integrated Funcition Start

TC-186 Payload Functional Started 1:30pm
LN_ powerup
LOLA switched to laser 2
S-band tx on
ka mod off
imu on
RWA on 0 torque
hg gce on
all instruments on
Thermal comfig F


Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the heck is the ceiling.

Payload Functional moved up to 13:00 EST

We will have a quorum there from Payload to start the Payload Functional by 13:00, which moves the schedule to the left by 14 hours against the schedule posted below.

Note that this moves the start of the orbiter functional up to approx. 22:00 EST tonight

Arlin has spoken

Arlin has been notified and the Payload functional will begin as planned

TC-186 Payload Integrated Functional will begin at 3:00 pm today.

Charles would have a better chance of guessing your weight

Charles says you shouldn't trust anything he says.

He has proclaimed soak. Only four hours early.

So TC-185 is complete at 1015

ready to start TC-186 Payload Functional but no one from payloads is here.

We are calling Arlin to see we can start.


The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on. - Robert Bloch

Trying to soak it all in

TC-180, DLRE Field of Regard Thermal Mapping, completed at 0630

TC-182 and 184 LROC B/G Imaging still running in background

TC-186 Payload integrated Functional will be starting 1400-1500


This one's for Kevin

There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.

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TC-179, Configure Instruments, completed at 12:44 am.
TC-180, DLRE Field of Regard Thermal Mapping, which runs in parallel with other activities, was started at 12:45 am.
TC-181 and TC-182, LROC B/G Imaging, procedures were started at 12:52 am will continue to run in the background.

At 12:55 am, the RW Torque Override Commanded was sent to command all the torques to zero. This was done at the request of thermal to help cool down the spacecraft a little faster.

And we continue on our path to Cold Soak #4. The Orbiter should be in cold soak conditions just in time for brunch.

My magic eight ball is also telling me that the Payload Functional, TC-186, will be executed later today around 3:00 pm.

MOC Procedure Testing will end around 11:00 PM

The MOC procedure Test, TC-178, will continue until 11:00 PM (+/-) a few minutes. Then we will configure the instruments per TC-179 and start the DIVINER Thermal Mapping, TC-180, and LROC imaging TC-182,& 183 (both in the background), while the Mini-RF, TC-182 tests will take center stage.