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WEEK 1


May, 30, 2011 [M]

May 31, 2011 [T]

June 1, 2011 [W]

June 2, 2011 [R]

June 3, 2011 [F]


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WEEK 2


June 13, 2011 [M]


June 7, 2011 (T)

June 8, 2011 (W)

June 9, 2011 [R]

June 10, 2011 (F)

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WEEK 3


June 13, 2011 [M]
  • Separation system testing
  • Work on IDL project

June 14, 2011 [T]
  • Work on IDL project
  • Decide to not sleep until IDL project is completely done
  • Work on IDL project
  • Regret decision made earlier in the day
  • Work on and finally FINISH IDL PROJECT!
June 15, 2011 [W]
  • Start separation system air track testing
  • Analyze air track data
  • Lots of calculations checking results from both separation system tests. Both yield very similar results!
  • Need to test friction of air track
June 16, 2011 [R]
  • Summer project assigned: design and build a fully adjustable holder for 1-3U CubeSats (MGSE)
  • Start brainstorming and hand sketching ideas for summer project
  • Add spectrograms to website from fully finished IDL program. These are for individual orbits, not the average over all orbits.
  • Start working on a new IDL program to sort data for next week's separation system testing
June 17, 2011 [F]
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WEEK 4

June 20, 2011 [M]
  • Coding with IDL
  • Present sketches for MGSE
  • Brainstorm modified MGSE designs
June 21, 2011 [T]
  • Coding with IDL
June 22, 2011 [W]
  • Finish data-sorting IDL program
  • Brainstorm and sketch modified MGSE designs
June 23, 2011 [R]
  • Modify program to calculate more accurate integral
  • Sketch MGSE designs
June 24, 2011 [F]
  • Continue modifying program to calculate an even more accurate integral
  • Sketch MGSE designs
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WEEK 5

June 27, 2011 [M]
  • Finish program
June 28, 2011 [T]
  • Present and discuss MGSE designs
  • Start modelling flat plate holder
June 29, 2011 [W]
  • Finish modelling flat plate holder
  • Make engineering drawings
  • Write up a bill of materials
  • Take inventory of supplies needed
  • Prepare powerpoint for flat plate holder
  • Get quotes for powder coating
June 30, 2011 [R]
July 1, 2011 [F]
  • Day off for Independence Day

WEEK 6

July 4, 2011 [M]
  • Day off for Independence Day
July 5, 2011 [T]
  • Give MGSE design presentation
  • Modify MGSE design
July 6, 2011 [W]
  • Separation system testing
  • Modify MGSE design
July 7, 2011 [R]
  • Separation system testing
July 8, 2011 [F]
  • Analyze data from separation system testing

WEEK 7

July 11, 2011 [M]
  • Separation System Testing
  • Separation System Analysis
  • Work on MGSE project
July 12, 2011 [T]
  • Work on MGSE Project
  • Separation System analysis
July 13, 2011 [W]
  • Separation system testing
  • Separation system analysis
July 14, 2011 [R]
  • Separation system testing
  • Separation system analysis
July 15, 2011 [F]
  • Separatoin system analysis

WEEK 8

July 18, 2011 [M]
  • Work on MGSE project
July 19, 2011 [T]
  • Work on MGSE project
July 20, 2011 [W]
  • Write separation system testing procedure
  • Separatoin system testing
July 21, 2011 [R]
  • Write testing procedure
  • Data analysis
July 22, 2011 [F]
  • More documentation stuff
  • More data analysis

WEEK 9

July 25, 2011 [M]
  • Work on MGSE
  • Wrecked myself while biking- learned not to use face as a brake
July 26, 2011 [T]
  • FINISH MGSE!!
July 27, 2011 [W]
  • Start working on final presentation
July 28, 2011 [R]
  • Work on final presentation
  • Documentation stuff
July 29, 2011 [F]
  • Work on final presentation

WEEK 10

August 1, 2011 [M]
  • Realized it was August already
  • Work on final presentation
  • Thoroughly clean MGSE for clean table use
August 2, 2011 [T]
  • Work on final presentation
August 3, 2011 [W]
  • Give final presentation
August 4, 2011 [R]
August 5, 2011 [F]
August 6, 2011 [S]
  • Had to leave Bozeman (but not without a fight)