NAMMA - NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis Mission Mission Planning Update Mike Gaunce NASA ESPO June 5, 2006

Presentation Overview Mission Schedule PI Requirements Summary Cape Verde Site Survey Cape Verde Info Travel & Logistics Info Open Issues CAVEAT: This planning info is subject to change!

Current Mission Schedule June 2006

Current Mission Schedule July 2006

Current Mission Schedule August 2006 MRR = Mission Readiness Review ORR = Operations Readiness Review UND = Univ. North Dakota SAL = Sal, Cape Verde Airlift = C5 aircraft ESPO = Earth Science Project Office

Current Mission Schedule September 2006

A request went out 5/25/06 requesting PI input by 5/31. Received responses (16) from all PI/Instrument groups. Summary of Requirements: No wet lab, dry ice, or dedicated instrument lab space requirements. Various shipping requirements provided. Sal: LN2, compressed gases, and chemicals required. Praia: No LN2 required. Gases (e.g., helium) and chemicals to be shipped via surface. If you have additional support requirements (e.g., IT, shipping), please let ESPO know ASAP. PI Requirements Summary

Cape Verde Site Survey May 29-Jun Conducted site survey of Sal and Praia airports, hotels, and ops center, and local area. Assessed basing sites for radiosonde balloons and SMART-COMMIT trailers. Held meetings with INMG, airport management, AGE providers, transportation, communications, etc. Approval granted by Cape Verdean government to conduct mission. Site survey report to be prepared.

Where on Earth……

Cape Verde Islands General Info Republic of Cape Verde. Nine principal islands located 300 miles W of Senegal. Capital, Praia. Official Language: Portuguese. Currency: Escudo ($1 USD= 86 CV Escudos) Visas: Required for all visitors. Telecommunications: DSL and mobile phones available through national monopoly (Cabo Verde telecom). Phones are GSM (900) with SIM and phone cards available for purchase. Country code for Cape Verde is 238. Time: Cape Verde standard time is UTC/GMT -1 hour. Power: 220 V, 50 Hz. USG Per diem: $109/80 for Sal Island, $112/74 for Praia

Sal Island DC-8 Ops: Amilcar Cabral Airport 16.4˚ N latitude, 22.6˚ W longitude, about 20 km 12 miles north of the city of Santa Maria 2 km from the island capital, Espargos Santiago Island (Praia) 125 miles to the south.

Sal Airport

Travel & Accommodations Hotels Hotel Riu Funana, Santa Maria, Full service, inclusive resort. Wireless available in lobby (cost and bandwidth in work). 12 mi south of A/P, 2 mi to town center. Payment: Visa credit card, cash, or wire transfer. Rate: 80 Euros/night ($103) ESPO (Sue Tolley) submitting room reservations. Need names/dates by June 12, Transportation. Shuttle bus from hotel to airport (starting Aug 12th). Rental cars very limited and very expensive ($100/day). Taxi: From Hotel to A/P CVE. From Hotel to town CVE.

Riu Funana Hotel

Travel & Accommodations - 2 Air travel. Some seats available on DC-8 and C-5. Provide request to Sue Tolley. Commercial Air Currently, there are no U.S. carriers flying directly to Sal. South African Airways currently has a direct flight from Atlanta. TACV, the Cape Verdean airline, has weekly service from Boston. There are connections from Dakar (through Praia). Best (cost) connection via Lisbon (TAP or TACV to Sal). Visas. Sue Tolley can submit for visa on arrival for U.S. citizens. Will need passport info, etc. Visa can also be obtained through CV Embassy in Washington. Health and Safety Do not drink tap water; buy bottled water. Take whatever prescription and OTC medications you might need with you. The sun is hot!

Lab Description & Support Lab Space Identified for all locations. Layouts to be provided. Please bring any required power adapters, transformers, etc. Network Labs have 0.5? MB minimum shared connection. Ethernet connection plus wireless. DHCP to be provided (details still in work). Please be sure to have virus protection SW on your computer. Administration & support provided by ESPO. In-field data archive provided by MSFC.

Security & Access Badging Badging required for lab and ramp access. Sue Tolley collecting required info for badge request. Name, DOB, PPN, etc. Copy of passport. Electronic photo (jpeg). Security briefing required upon arrival. Badges must be displayed. 24/7 access. Reflective vest required while on ramp.

Shipping All gasses, cryogens, and chemicals will need to be shipped. Dry ice availability TBD. ESPO will ship DC-8 instrument & aircraft support equipment from UND to deployment site via airlift and will return the equipment to UND at the end of the project. Not handling surface shipments. ESPO (Q. Allison) will be contacting you regarding your shipment.

Communications Meetings & Briefings On science flight days: Pre-flight briefing 2 hours prior to T/O. On non-flight days: Flight Planning team mtgs Science team mtgs Public Affairs, Education, and Outreach Press release & info in work. Local tours. NAMMA mission web site. In the field…… Phone lists provided after site arrival. News, schedules, & activities posted in office areas and web site.

Other Misc Information NAMMA web site: TBD U.S. State Department Consular Information Sheets: Cape Verde portal: Cabo Verde 24:

Deployment Contact Info ESPO Contact Info Mike GaunceProject Manager C: Marilyn Vasques Dep Project Manager C: Sue TolleyProject Coordinator C: Quincy AllisonShipping & Logistics C: Dan ChiricaNetwork & IT DC-8 Rick ShetterNSERC Director Brenda MulacMission Manager

Open Issues Secure military airlift. Confirm and install required communications infrastructure in Sal and Praia. Note: Please provide hotel, travel, visa, and badging info to ESPO ASAP.

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