The semester is over! It's been a busy year so far and I managed to escape my Junior year with 5 As and a B+. Senior year should be good, lighter load and fun classes. Hard work definitely pays off.
So I am leaving Boise on the 14th. First, a twelve hour drive to Las Vegas with Nick and Jason. Maybe I can win big at the blackjack tables. Tuesday morning I'll head to Pasadena and check-in at Caltech. The pre-arrival and first week events are now posted on the SFP website. I am really looking forward to meeting Rich and the rest of the EPOXI team in person.
There were a few bumps in the road since April. The spacecraft apparently was having some communication issues and the ground team could not transmit at the higher data rate. This gave me a scare because if the problem was not resolved my project would be canceled. Fortunately the signal returned at full strength and we are go for the summer.
I got to watch the Phoenix land on Mars live on NASA TV, that was so awesome. The MarsPhoenix twitter profile has been a really great way to follow the progress of the mission.
More updates to come. Follow me on Twitter for live updates.
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