Been insanely busy the last week running checkouts on our various systems.
I was able to get one of the Linux PC's that runs the weather radar running again by using an external boot device to load a rescue disk in memory so we could run "fsck" on the hard disk and "repair" it. It had been improperly shut down several times, corrupting numerous files, and causing a kernel panic when it tried to load the OS.
And we also finished up 95% of the RF Link testing, and dropped the cable running between the two ships. We use a cable to tie the two systems together for pier testing as we're not allowed to radiate on the system frequencies while in port.
Tomorrow the Launch Vehicle gets transferred to the Platform, and on Saturday they roll out, erect the LV, and run a full-on dry (unfueled) countdown. If all goes well, they put her back in the hangar Sunday morning, and leave Monday morning. The bad thing about Saturday is the satellite people won't be ready to do their RF testing until 2200, so I'll go in about 1800 while there's still plenty of daylight, and train my "replacement" on how to aim some antennas we use, and where all the right knobs and buttons are that he'll have to adjust down at the launch site.
Oh, and I'm working up a whole list of things I just love about this job, and how terribly I'll miss them, but that'll have to wait until August to get published!
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Good luck! Safe trip home.
ReplyDeleteThanks, but I'm staying behind on this one. When I told my Doctor about the medical care available, and that if I had another cardiac "incident" that it would be a MINIMUM of 36 hours, and more likely 72+ hours, he advised me to sit this one out, and sent a letter to my employer stating his concerns.
ReplyDeleteThey weren't real happy about it, but I'm not going against medical advice!