Friday in Huntsville

Today was spent at the CIM lab where I helped a young grad student modify his test setup to properly support his test specimen. He was successful in conducting his experiment, which was to show the change in Helium leak rate when a thin film is pierced by a gold-ion beam.

Bob and I stopped at the local grocery store to stock up on the things we will eat while in the air. This included bottled water, pecans, grapes, raisins, oatmeal, pitted dates, instant coffee, powdered mild and Jonagold apples.

Tomorrow we will go out to the Mooney, load it with the things that are stored at Moontown and then fly it up to the paved runway in Tennessee, just north of Huntsville.

I'm getting psyched up!!