The sun came back out
The sun came back out, which makes everyone happy. We need good weather to have a launch! They're finishing up with the encapsulation and I'm inside the nose cone, safe and sound. I'll spend another night or two here, and then they'll move me out to the launch pad. It's so close, I can feel it!
They're still doing all of these tests to make sure I'm working right. Everything's getting closer to the big day, so the tests become more important. Here's a photo of the nose fairing (the part I'm riding in) just after they removed all of the metal slings that had been holding it. There are still some holes for access to various things… like my liquid Helium tank, which will have to be topped off before launch. They'll cover the holes after that.
The rocket team will be doing most of the work tomorrow, getting me ready for the big move out to the pad on Monday. Everyone hope for good weather!
