(Post title to be read in the voice of Lorenzo, with extra emphasis.)<\/p>\n
Canada Day turned out to be a very big day for us. In an attempt to dodge weather, and to allow CSBF to leave early while still putting in a full day or work, we left for the highbay at 6:00. We wanted to take BLAST outside so that Natalie could test pointing sensors\u00e2\u20ac\u201despecially Seppy, the GPS, who is very particular about having buildings or anything metal too nearby. The data can be used to calibrate Maggy the magnetometer, and if there was any sun we could have tested the sun sensors.<\/p>\n
To take BLAST outside requires the assistance of the gondola carrying behemoth known as Tiny Tim. I hope my pictures can convey even a part of Tim’s awesomeness.<\/p>\n
The major complication, that I alluded to last time, is that with both CSBF quad GPS and the TDRSS HGA mounted, there is no way to get BLAST out the door. But, we had anticipated this and were prepared. There’s also the problem of the weather; with Alex hitting the coast we’ve had a ton of rain lately, and the CSBF meteorologists were constantly checking how long our rain-free window would last.<\/p>\n\n\t\t