1. ATom Science Meeting Armstrong Flight Research Center July 23, 2015
Dave Jordan
ATom Project Manager
Erin Czech
ATom Deputy Project Manager

2. ATom Kick-Off Meeting Project Pronunciation Guide
ĀTom (do you say ātmospheric?)
Ătom
American Samóa (wrong syllable accented)
American Sámoa
Pago Pago (not pronounced phonetically)
Pahngo Pahngo
bĕst, FĕdEx, Pĕppers
bēst, FēdEx, Pēppers (all e’s long in New Zealand)

3. ATom Kick-Off Meeting Project Pronunciation Guide
Wofsy????????

4. ATom Science Meeting ATom-1 Deployment Schedule

5. ATom Science Meeting ATom-1 Deployment Schedule

6. ATom Kick-Off Meeting ATom-1 Deployment Schedule
Palmdale
Phased instrument team arrivals begin latter part of June
All teams ship all equipment to Palmdale
ESPO will ship all teams resupply equipment to Christchurch
Additionally ESPO will ship WAS, AO2/Medusa and PFP canisters/flasks to Kona and Azores
Test flights 7/15 & 8/2
Deployment begins 8/4

7. ATom Kick-Off Meeting Site Manager Concept
ANC
SM1
KOA
SM2
PPG
SM3
CHC
SM4
PUQ
SM5
ASI
TER
SFJ
PMD
Notional Site Manager Assignments
SM1
Erin Czech
SM2
Dave Jordan
SM3
Marilyn Vasques
SM4
Quincy Allison
SM5
Jhony Zavaleta

8. ATom Kick-Off Meeting Site Manager Concept
Site Manager on site 2-3 days prior to a/c arrival
Coordinates with airport officials, FBO and consumables supplier
Immigration and customs (as req’d)
IMPERATIVE THAT ALL FOREIGN NATIONALS ARE IDENTIFIED LONG BEFORE EACH DEPLOYMENT STARTS
Site Manager local POC for all instrument requirements
Site Manager to provide local orientation document upon a/c arrival

9. ATom Kick-Off Meeting Deployment Days
Arrival Day
Instrument postflights
A/C postflights
LN2 and dry ice replenishment
Get rental cars and check into hotel
Instrument Access Day
A/C open and powered (schedule TBD)
Instrument issues addressed
Hard Down Day
A/C open for short period for cryogen servicing
Departure Day
Flight planning
A/C preflghts
Instrument preflights

10. ATom Kick-Off Meeting Deployment Travel
Room Block will be set up for each deployment site
Working with hotels to include flexibility with respect to arrival date
Cooperative Agreement participants’ travel to be facilitated through Wyle (ARC Support Contractor)
Airlines reservations (as needed)
Hotel reservations
Rental Vehicle reservations (2-3 persons/car)
Reimbursements for M&IE

11. ATom Kick-Off Meeting Site Specific Information
Anchorage
Primary hangar with back-up for January 2017
Only needed night prior to departure
Potassium acetate and sodium formate used to de-ice runways
LN2 and dry ice available M-F
Kona
WAS, AO2/Medusa and PFP flask/canister swap
Courtyard Marriott ( ≈ 8 miles from airport)
Pago Pago
LN2 and dry ice not available
Tradewinds Hotel ( ≈ 1.5 miles from airport)

12. ATom Kick-Off Meeting Site Specific Information
Christchurch
LN2 and dry ice available (M-F)
Arranging support from Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) (currently support NSF Deep Freeze and NASA SOFIA programs)
Envisioning a shipping container with all instrument teams’ resupply material sent from Palmdale
Sudima Hotel (within walking distance of PAE airport)
Punta Arenas
LN2 and dry ice available (though pricey)
DC-8 has been there every year since 2009

13. ATom Kick-Off Meeting Site Specific Information
Ascension Island
Jointly operated USAF/RAF base
No LN2 or dry ice available
Must have proper entry permit (business/research) prior to arrival
Must have medical insurance that covers treatment and emergency evacuation by air (suggested £1M) prior to arrival
The Azores (Lajes Field)
Joint military/commercial airport operated by Portuguese Air Force
USAF detachment
LN2 and dry ice may be available through university
Greenland
Thule out for ATom-1 (runway work)
Kangerlussuaq planned for ATom-1 only