Joint Operations Begin!
Joint operations have started! What a day it was yesterday. A collective, dedicated team effort along with a well-orchestrated plan provided for smooth transparent operations. The final product is the orbital unit sitting in the tilter in all its glory! Today it will be tilted (very carefully) into the horizontal position.  A plethora of activities will take place over the next few days, all of which will culminate into an Ascent Unit (SC enclosed by the Payload Fairing).

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Success! Day 1 of SC Fueling is complete.
For most of the launch campaign team it was a day to catch up on projects, rest and to recharge the batteries. For the Airbus Propulsion team it was an early start to a long day spent fueling the first tank of the A2G satellite. The team will be back at it again tomorrow to finish up the first of two commodities.

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31 October 2014
As always we try to bring a little bit of home with us. Today we brought the spirit of Halloween to our small corner of the desert with a traditional ILS BBQ of ribs and tri-tip.
Everyone had a great time – especially one of our spacecraft manufacturer team members who celebrated her birthday in style – with a scary (but delicious) birthday cake with edible webs and spiders!  Everyone was happy and in good spirits – no tricks but LOTS of treats all around!

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29 October 2014

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