DETAILED SCHEDULE AND MEETING PLANNING

MISSION DEFINITION

• 2005-04-05 Preparations Genesis SRC entry accepted for publication
• 2005-05-30 Stardust observation manifested on DC-8
• 2005-06-14 Mission definition review at NASA ARC
• 2005-06-23 Update http://reentry.arc.nasa.gov website
• 2005-07-xx Presentation to NESC
• 2005-09-08 Approval for funding support for Stardust Observation Campaign

• 2005-08-05 SETI Institute Cooperative Agreement extention delivered to ARC Coop office
• 2005-08-12 Instrument tests during Perseid meteor shower
• 2005-09-08 Stardust Project Flight Coordination Briefing
• 2005-09-14 DC-8 and supporting equipment arrive at UND
• 2005-09-19 Final Crew/Load list delivered to NASA DC-8 (UND, Wallops)
• 2005-09-20 Navigation support assigned (Dryden)
• 2005-09-27 Navigation plan for SRC and Quadrantids in place
• 2005-09-30 Coordination ground-based observations at DUST meeting in Hawaii.
• 2005-10 Instrument checkout, calibration (Instrument P.I.'s)
• 2005-10-10 Window frames/windows recovered (UND)
• 2005-10-13 Technical support assigned for floorplan design and instrument/rack setup approvals (Wallops)
• 2005-10-14 Foreign national access to Ames paperwork submitted
• 2005-10-20 Travel arrangements for participants SETI Institute initiated
• 2005-10-20 Workshop "Reentry emission sighatures" registration form on-line
• 2005-10-21 P.I. work agreements with SETI Institute prepared
• 2005-10-25 PAO brief (Ames)
• 2005-10-28 PA plan, first step, approved (HQ)
• 2005-10-28 Floorplan drawings complete. Instrument setup and Rack weights/power identified (Wallops)
• 2005-10-31 Hanger space available for DC-8 (UND)
• 2005-10-31 Inter-center Aircraft Operations Panel review delayed from Nov. 14 to Dec. 12.
• 2005-11-01 Cancelation Quadrantid test. Minimum requirements for Stardust mission are defined that can meet mission objectives. A preliminary Stardust upload schedule is designed and shown below (this will be updated as things develop).

  Phase 01: Unpack crates, outline minimum requirements

• 2005-11-07 Unpacking and storing of racks/crates at UND (UND)
• 2005-11-14 Mounting hardware 2002 Leonid MAC mission recovered. Optional: racks + mounting hardware shipped to Ames, where instruments can be mounted in racks prior to upload (UND)
• 2005-11-14 Adjustment floorplan and rack weight/balance to include only recovered hardware (Wallops)
• 2005-11-18 Instrument checkout, calibration Leonids
• 2005-11-18 Start pressure check windows (completed by 12/14)
• 2005-11-21 Final floorplan of aircraft layout (Wallops)
• 2005-11-23 Preliminary Pre-flight simulation and prediction Review (Ames)
• 2005-11-23 Approval of aircraft layout (Wallops)
• 2005-11-28 Instrument definition posted (SETI)

  Phase 02: Design and approval of drawings for, and testing of, existing mounting hardware

• 2005-11-28 Start testing of existing "swivel point" hardware as window protection
• 2005-12-05 Verification visitor paperwork U.S. citizens (Ames)
• 2005-11-28 Start 2002 Leonid MAC instrument mounting hardware design drawings of existing hardware (Ames/Wallops)
• 2005-11-28 start reverse engineering window brackets (Wallops)
• 2005-11-29 feature article released by NASA
• 2005-11-25 Funds for aircraft operations send to Wallops (Ames)
• 2005-12-09 Workshop "Reentry emission signatures", Instrument PI coordination at SETI Institute.
• 2005-12-13 SETI Institute Cooperative Agreement in place (Ames)
• 2005-12-13 P.I. work agreements in place(SETI Institute)
• 2005-12-13 Stardust SRC Entry Program Plan in place (Wallops)

  Phase 03: Following UND aircraft operations approval: installation of windows + seats

• 2005-12-12 Start manufacture of window supports (Ames)
• 2005-12-14 Inter-center Aircraft Operations Panel (IAOP) review: this is a critical review that establishes the transfer of the DC-8 aircraft operations from NASA Dryden to UND. Approval is needed for UND to operate the DC-8 aircraft for our mission.
• 2005-12-13 Data Collection, Data Management Review (Ames)
• 2005-12-13 Instrument requirements review (Ames)
• 2005-12-14 Revised NASA DC-8 SOC received by ARC (Wallops)
• 2005-12-15 Mounting hardware needs identified (UND)
• 2005-12-19 NESC Mission readiness review (Ames)
• 2005-12-23 Mission patches received (SETI Institute)
• 2006-01-02 Foreign national clearances for flight in place
• 2005-12-14 Installation drawings, analysis and test results for the camera brackets and mounts delivered to Wallops (Ames)
• 2005-12-23 Approval mounting design drawings, hardware (Wallops)
• 2005-12-30 Create viewingforum website with info for ground campaign (SETI)
• 2006-01-05 Final report Genesis campaign completed (SETI)
• 2006-01-09 Presentation Genesis SRC entry observing campaign results at AIAA conference in Reno

• 2005-11-28 Instruments arrive at SETI Institute (SETI)
• 2005-12-01 Start fabrication instrument support structures (SETI)
• 2005-12-23 Mission flight suites received (SETI Institute)
• 2005-12-20 Instrument support structures fabricated
• 2005-12-15 Start instrument mounting hardware integration, windows, seats (UND)
• 2005-12-20 Pressure check aircraft
• 2005-12-23 Complete instrument mounting hardware integration, windows, seats (UND)
• 2006-01-02 Quadrantid shower observations ground tests (SETI)
• 2006-01-04 Aircraft flown to NASA Ames Research Center, CA
• 2006-01-05 Start upload of instruments at NASA Ames
• 2006-01-09 Completion instrument integration at NASA Ames (if needed work through weekend)
• 2006-01-09 Final Installation Inspection Review (Ames)
  Note: only instruments approved at this stage will be deployed. There can be no delays.
• 2006-01-09 Navigation plan and clearances for test flight in place
• 2006-01-11 EMI checks on tarmac, 0.75 h test flight (Ames)
• 2006-01-11 14:00 meeting ground-crew at SETI Institute
• 2006-01-11 16:00 group photo at hangar
• 2006-01-11 17:00 early evening 2-hr shakeout flight (observe the Moon)
• 2005-01-11 Mission readiness review (Ames)
• 2005-01-12 NESC review (Ames)
• 2005-01-13 Mission announcement
• 2006-01-12 tarmac tests of instruments and observing procedures
• 2006-01-13 early morning (around 01:15 a.m.) 2nd evening test flight 2-hr
• 2006-01-14 tarmac tests of instruments and observing procedures

• 2006-01-14 Check latest Stardust trajectory information
• 2006-01-15 00:15 - 03:45 PST: Stardust SRC entry observing campaign.