Acquires the funds,
approves missions, and oversees the
overall control of project.
Gives final Go/No-Go decision for the mission,
is in charge of the overall control of mission,
ensures that all teams have necessary the equipment, and
confirms that all teams are properly trained.
Is in command and in control of launch area during the launch,
in charge of setup and cleanup of launch area,
launches the balloon, and
trains launch team.
Is in command during flight ascent,
checks weather predictions before launch, including predicted flight path,
tracks the balloon during flight,
updates the predicted landing zone,
helps recovery team with directions to the landing zone, is in charge of putting out an FAA NOTAM
to the nearest operation control tower,
communicates with the FAA when required and/or nnecessary, and
trains the flight team.
Is in command during descent and until spacecraft is recovered,
Recovers the spacecraft, catalogs actual landing spot, and
trains recovery team.
Ensures command module is fully functional, performs tests on command module equipment,
integrates the PI payload with the command module if necessary,
provides assistance for the PI concerning the payload, and
trains engineering team.
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Last updated: September 02, 2004