Yesterday, Natalie was finishing the SBSC (Spider Bore-sight Star Camera, which is being test-flown as a roll sensor). I got some photos now, since eventually it will get boxed in foam. Otherwise, a lot of the day was spent sorting out the solar panels, but since I as working, I don’t have many photos.
After dinner, Barth, Juan, Mark, Tristan, and I went for a walk around Arrival Heights. This takes you all around the coast on one side of town, and up into the hills where it gets pretty windy. Pretty scenic, and a good evening dose of outdoors.
SBSC
Electrically complete, with some neatening up yet to come
SBSC
The other side
Natalie mounts her star camera
Repairing holes
Juan was sad when we had to punch holes in the aluminized-mylar-covered sun shields to attach solar panel mounting brackets
Video signal
As we would see over the line-of-sight transmitters
Posing for the star camera
BLAST was rotated so that the SBSC points towards the mezzanine. Natalie capitalizes on this circumstance
Solar panels
Completely attached
Weddell seal
Basically, a tube of fat with a tiny face and flippers
Mark
Takes his pipe on the walk
Barth
Catches his breath, facing away from the cold wind
McMurdo
A pretty ugly looking place
Juan
Wears his issued "bunny boots"
Tristan
With shiny new camera
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