Here are the minutes of our meeting yesterday -- please just reply with (or let me know) any corrections -- thanks!:
Phoning in: Arnold Gaertner (NRC-INMS), Max Fagin (Dartmouth & Harvard), Yorke Brown (Dartmouth & Harvard), Karun Thanjavur (UVic), Spencer Bialek (UVic)
The new laser modules are still being fabricated at World Star in Toronto, and they now have, and will couple & align, our fiber splitters to them. They now say that they will be ready by, at the latest, 3 weeks from now, so, trusting that we can hold them to that, we'll take them down to STScI with us and hand them over to Max when there, to bring them up to Dartmouth afterward. Karun, together with Spencer, and with thanks to Max for initial drawings, is working on designing the portable box for pre- and post-flight calibration, as well as some rough near-field goniometric calibration checks here at UVic. Arnold has gathered together materials for goniometric calibrations at NRC-INMS, and now will begin to gather together some manpower. (There is no rush yet on the precision goniometric calibration end of things, however, since we've noticed that the interior white coat [LabSphere "Duraflect"] is not perfectly uniform in the two spheres that we have -- we'll almost certainly want to get new and better spheres later this summer, but they will serve us just fine for our flights this spring.) Things (flight control board, power supply, etc) are progressing well at Dartmouth -- they should be ready to fly when the lasers arrive there.
Cordell is out of the country this week, but will be back next meeting and is beginning to move forward again with nanosat work. Please, as always! -- post comments on his draft ICD as well as his CAD drawings.
On computing/website, things appear stable -- either post a note or let me know if any fixes or changes are needed.
On upcoming grant applications, we are slowly progressing with writing the DND-NSERC grant application. I'll be interfacing with several of you regarding text contributions in the upcoming weeks, before we send it around more widely.
In other business, we should still submit abstracts to 1) the CALCON conference at Utah State (Aug. 19-22), abstracts due March 21; and 2) the AMOS conference on Maui (Sep. 10-13), abstracts due April 15.
That's all I remember. Please send things I forgot. Next meeting on Thurs., Mar. 28, at the regular 11:00 Eastern time.
cheers, thanks all! justin
On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:25:04 GMT, Justin Albert wrote:
> Hi, > > Telecon tomorrow (Thursday Mar. 14) at our regular time of 11:00 am > Eastern time (8 am Pacific, 17.00 European). Discussion items include: > status of new laser modules order, preparation for the next flight > control board, goniometric calibration, pre- and post-flight > calibration, nanosat design, website, preparation for upcoming grant > applications (e.g. DND-NSERC), and flight plans for this winter and > spring. A reminder of the CSA project timeline is attached. > > Here's the dial-in info: If you are calling in from Canada or U.S.: > 1. Dial Toll-Free Number: 866-740-1260 (U.S. & Canada) > 2. Enter 7-digit access code: 5082741 followed by the # > > If you are calling in from elsewhere: > 1. To locate International Toll-Free Numbers go to > http://www.readytalk.com/intl (enter 7-digit access code 5082741) > 2. Dial toll free number from web link > 3. Enter Passcode: Enter 7-digit ACCESS CODE: 5082741 followed by the # > > Here's the tentative agenda: > I) Ongoing work at Dartmouth -- preparation for next payload and flights > II) New lasers, fiber splitters, pre- and post-flight calibration, and goniometric calibrations > III) Flight plans this winter and spring > IV) Nanosat design: post or send comments on Cordell's ICD (and CAD drawings) > V) Computing & website > VI) Upcoming grant applications -- DND-NSERC status > VII) AOB > > Talk to you all tomorrow! > justin > > Attachment: > http://projectaltair.org/HyperNews/get/AUX/2012/11/12/18.02-43361-Schedule-20120702_hqp.pdf >