Let's start tomorrow's telecon 1/2 hour later than the usual 4 pm time, since there will be a meeting with NIST folks in Baltimore tomorrow starting at 3:30 pm Eastern, regarding NIST input into WFIRST and dark energy calibration (BTW, Susana can provide the Webex link for that meeting with NIST for any of you who, like me, will not be in Baltimore tomorrow, but still would like to join, so please feel free to ask her). That Webex meeting will likely last an hour, so thus let's move tomorrow's biweekly ALTAIR telecon 1/2 hour later than usual, to 4:30 pm Eastern.
Thus the biweekly ALTAIR telecon will be tomorrow (June 27 in North America, June 28 in Australia) at 4:30 pm Eastern (1:30 pm Pacific, 10:30 am Hawaii, 22.30 European, 6:30 am Eastern Australia). Discussion items include: flight/telescope plans and tests; construction, drop testing, and other tests of the new gondolas/payloads; light sources and light source modelling; goniometric and pre- and post-flight calibration; propulsion work; nanosat bus and payload solid models; computing/website; grant applications; and recap of schedules.
Here's how to connect:
1) Open Skype on your computer (note that of course, you should first install Skype, http://www.skype.com , on your machine if you haven't already). 2) In the "Contacts" menu, add me ( jalbertuvic ) as a contact, if you haven't already. 3) Just wait for me to Skype-call you at the usual time (4 pm Eastern, 1 pm Pacific). 4) If there is any trouble, or if you don't get a Skype-call for some reason and would like to join, just send me an e-mail (jalbert@uvic.ca).
Here's the tentative agenda:
I) Flight & telescope plans, and upcoming tests II) Construction, drop tests, and other forms of tests of the new gondolas and payloads here in Victoria. III) Diffused light source, and its modelling, pre- and post-flight calibration, and goniometric calibrations IV) Nanosat solid models & Houman's thesis V) Computing/website, including new flight control and simulation progress. VI) Grant applications VII) AOB
Talk to you all tomorrow, thanks! justin