Day 13: Sunday!

The upload to the DC-8 is going well and we've been off all weekend. There are still a few components to bolt into place and some cables to be run, but in all we're in good shape. Here are a few photos from last week Thursday and Friday.

Miao is lifting a calibration target full of liquid nitrogen up to the C-band staring radiometer.


Ankita is wiring the dropsone rack and doing some final testing.


I am programming the acquisition software on the main rack (this is where I will be sitting most of the time).


Here's a view from inside the aircraft: