| There are some special meetings that occur before and while the students and teachers are present at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. They include the following: | ||||
| Telecoms | On a regular basis the flight teams have a teleconference with each other and the NASA Wallops Flight Team. | |||
Experiment Integration |
Once experiments arrive at Wallops, they are viewed by the Wallops Flight Team and integrated into the Orion rocket payload section. |  |
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| Payload Bend Test | The bend test is used to check on the payload stresses at the various joints. If the rocket bends too much, it could cause oscilations during flight that might scew experminet results. |  |
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| Spin/Balance Test | The spin/balance test is done to ensure that the payload will be balanced along the z-axis as it spins along in its trajectory. |  |
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| Vibration Tests | There are three basic
vibration tests that are performed.
- Vertical vibration - Horizontal vibration - Rotational vibration |
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| Students and Teachers Arrive at Wallops | Final assembly of payload and experiments take place. The payload and the Orion rocket motor will be staged and positioned on the ARC launcher at Pads 1 or 2. | |||
| Experiment Integration |  |
Students and teachers work alongside the NASA engrineers and scientists putting the final touches on and integrating the experiments into the rocket payload section |  |
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| Flight Team Meetings | Flight Readiness Review and Touch Down Briefing |
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| Mission Readiness Review (MR2) | These meetings are held while students and teachers are present | |||
| Range Readiness Review (R3) | ||||
