**[FY2007 LDB Flight Application]{.smallcaps}**

Please complete this form in its entirety and return to:

> Attn: LDB Flight Request
>
> Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility
>
> P.O. Box 319: FM 3224
>
> Palestine, Texas 75802-0319
>
> Telephone: 903 729 0271
>
> Fax: 903 723 8056

This Flight Application form is for users requesting LDB (Long Duration
Balloon) Flights only. If you anticipate a conventional flight
requirement in addition to a LDB flight, please provide complete details
for your conventional support on the standard CSBF Conventional Flight
Application form.

Questions? Direct inquiries concerning LDB support to:

Bill Stepp Bryan D. Stilwell

Operations Manager LDB Group Supervisor

Tel. (903) 723 8035 Tel. (903) 723-8097

Fax (903) 723 8056 Fax (903) 723-8082

E-mail: <Bill.Stepp@CSBF.nasa.gov> E-mail: <stilwell@CSBF.nasa.gov>

1.  Principal Scientific Experimenter:

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  (City)                  (State)     (Country)         (Postal Code)

                                                        

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  (Payload Name)                      (Payload Acronym) 

                                                        

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2.  Co-Investigator (Please list the Co-Investigator who will have
    primary responsibility on this flight):

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  (City)                  (State)     (Country)         (Postal Code)

                                                        

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3.  Project Officer or Delegate familiar with engineering aspects of
    experiment:

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  (Name)                                                

                                                        

  (Organization)                                        

                                                        

  (Address)                                             

                                                        

  (City)                  (State)     (Country)         (Postal Code)

                                                        

  (Telephone)                         (Fax)             

                                                        

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| 4.  Source of Funding / Research  |                                   |
|     Grant:                        |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

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  [[NASA                                                   [[Non-NASA                            
  Sponsored]{.underline}]{.smallcaps}                      Sponsored]{.underline}]{.smallcaps}   

  NASA Program:                                            Sponsoring Agency:                    

  Sponsoring Directorate:                                  Program:                              

  Science Discipline Chief:                                Program Executive:                    
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| 5.  Number of    |               | Dates:   |                       |
|     Flights:     |               |          |                       |
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| 6.  Launch       |                                                   |
|     Locations:   |                                                   |
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| 7.  Dimensions of Science  |                 | Weight: |            |
|     Payload:               |                 |         |            |
+----------------------------+-----------------+---------+------------+
| **(Enclose Drawings or     |                 |         | **(Science |
| Photos if Available)**     |                 |         | Only)**    |
+----------------------------+-----------------+---------+------------+

8.  Float Requirements:

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  **[Criteria]{.smallcaps}**   **[Desired]{.smallcaps}**   **[Minimum]{.smallcaps}**
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  Float Altitude               ft                          ft

  Time at Float Altitude                                   

  Altitude Stability           ft                          ft

  Launch Time                                              n/a
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9.  Describe minimum altitude requirement, altitude stability,
    ascent/descent rate requirements, and any other particular altitude
    requirements you may have:

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10. CSBF normally provides steel shot as ballast. Please indicate your
    preference if you desire other than steel ballast: (STEEL / GLASS)

11. List any restrictions on the proximity of the science payload to
    other equipment, electronics, ballast, or to the balloon. List any
    special balloon design specifications that you are aware of, e.g. no
    radar reflective tape, attached ducts, minimum polypowder
    lubrication, etc.

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12. Has this payload been flown before by the CSBF? (YES / NO)

    Note: New payloads require a "test flight" prior to integration for
    a LDB mission.)

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  Launch          
  Location(s)     

  Date(s)         
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13. Are other experimenters participating with you in the flight(s)
    covered by this request? (YES / NO)\
    Please provide their names and organizations:

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  **Name**                **Organization**

                          

                          

                          

                          

                          
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> If this is a cooperative program, describe each party\'s degree of
> involvement:

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  **Name**                **Involvement**

                          

                          

                          

                          

                          
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14. Please provide names of [all]{.underline} participants in your group
    who will be supporting the flight. This list must include all
    personnel at the launch site. In case of campaigns outside the
    United States, the CSBF and NASA are required to inform the host
    country about the nationality of all campaign participants

.

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  **Name**                               **Citizenship**
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Non-U.S. citizens will not be allowed on any launch site without prior
approval. Please provide the following for each non U.S. citizen:

a.  Birthplace

b.  Date of Birth

c.  Passport Number

d.  Country of Citizenship

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15. LDB payloads require pre-deployment integration and testing with all
    flight systems in the \"FULL UP\" mode to include LDB support
    systems and Science instruments, electronic systems and any flight
    computer software. All gondola fabrication must be completed at this
    time as well. All pre-deployment integration and testing is normally
    performed at the CSBF facility in Palestine, Texas during July for
    upcoming Antarctica flights and during March for upcoming Fairbanks
    flights. Please delineate the location, a.) Pre-deployment
    Integration or b.) Launch Site when answering the following:

**Gases:** List the quantity and type of gases that you wish the CSBF to
order in support of your program. Estimate the type, purity, container
size, PSI, and quantity of compressed gas, cryogens, and specialty gases
you expect CSBF will need to order to support your program.

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  **[Gas/Cryogen]{.smallcaps}**   **[Purity]{.smallcaps}**   **[Container\         **[PSI]{.smallcaps}**   **[Quantity]{.smallcaps}**    
                                                             Size]{.smallcaps}**                                                         
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                                                                                                           **[Palestine]{.smallcaps}**   **[Launch
                                                                                                                                         Site]{.smallcaps}**

                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                         
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> **NOTE**

**Gas/cryogen estimates you provide on this application are used
[only]{.smallcaps} for CSBF forecasting and planning purposes; no
gas/cryogen order for your program will be generated based on this
application form.**

To place gas/cryogen orders:

a.  Download the gas/cryogen order form from the CSBF Web site at
    <http://www.csbf.nasa.gov/bids.html>

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e.  Complete the form.

f.  A[t least two to three weeks before your projected arrival at the
    launch site]{.underline}, please submit your program's gas/cryogen
    order to CSBF using one of the following methods:

Fax: 866-441-7849 or 903-723-8054, ATTN: Cryogens E-mail:
[cryogens@CSBF.nasa.gov](mailto:cryogens@nsbf.nasa.gov)

**Radioactive Materials or Lasers:**

Will you be using radioactive material or lasers in flight? (YES / NO)

In ground support? (YES / NO)

In calibration? (YES / NO)

If yes, list radioactive sources / lasers to be used to include their
maximum activity / wattage:

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  **Location**   **Radioactive Source**       **Max Activity Wattage**

  Palestine:                                  

                                              

  Launch Site:                                

                                              
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> **Expendables:** Other than those directly required by the CSBF for
> its flight support, expendables must be paid for directly by the
> experimenter\'s group or from monies transferred to NASA and made
> available to the CSBF as described in Enclosure 2. The CSBF will
> assist in determining whether these items are considered routine
> support. List those items which you expect CSBF to provide for you:

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  Palestine:   

               

  Launch Site: 

               
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> **Services:** The CSBF has a machine shop and environmental test
> facilities which can be made available for your use during the
> pre-deployment integration. Such services are limited or non-existent
> at the launch site. List any such services you require:

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> **AC Power Requirements:** List your AC Power Requirements to include
> voltage, phase, line frequency, and nominal current. Please identify
> peak current loads you may impose.

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  Palestine:   

               

  Launch Site: 

               
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> **Work Space Requirements:** Please list your work space requirements.
> (Please note such things as hoists, Internet connects, etc.)

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  Palestine:   

               

  Launch Site: 

               
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16. Do you anticipate not having any portion of your experiment
    completed and in \"flight ready\" mode at the end of the
    pre-deployment integration? Are there requirements which preclude
    having everything assembled due to the nature of the instrument
    (e.g. emulsions prepared after scheduled pre-deployment integration
    and shipped directly to launch site for final installation before
    launch)? Please explain:

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17. Do you require any portion of your experiment to be shipped anywhere
    other than directly to the launch site once pre-deployment
    integration is completed? Please explain:

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18. Please describe the scientific experiment and its objectives. This
    description will be used to brief senior NASA officials and in press
    releases by the NASA Public Affairs Office. It may also be used by
    CSBF in our outreach and public relations programs. If possible,
    please limit to around 150 words. Use layman's terms to the maximum
    extent possible.

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  Description:   

  Objectives:    
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19. Do you plan to fly a pointing rotator / free swivel? (YES / NO)

Please describe your pointing requirements to include the direction of
pointing and duty cycle of pointing for each of your observations or
reason for a swivel requirement:

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20. Has this rotator / swivel been previously flown? (YES / NO)

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  When was it last flown?     

  When was it last modified?  

  When was it last            
  pull-tested?                
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> **Note**
>
> The CSBF requires strict compliance with the established policy
> requiring all single-point failure threaded fasteners to be procured
> from an approved source. Single-point failure fasteners will be tested
> to confirm that they are manufactured as specified. Refer to
> Enclosure-4 for a copy of the established policy and approved threaded
> fastener source list.

21. A thermal analysis is required for all LDB flights. Has a thermal
    analysis been performed on this instrument and gondola? (YES / NO)

22. Please describe your proposed placement of the SIP onto the gondola
    to include description of structure used to protect the SIP upon
    impact. (Please include drawings for illustration. Preliminary hand
    drawn illustrations are acceptable if that is all you have available
    at this time.) Annotation of your components adjacent to the SIP
    along with a description of what they contain, power consumed,
    thermal coatings, etc. is highly desirable. Refer to Appendix E.

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**The LDB Telemetry and Electronics Support differs from the
conventional support. Please refer to the Science Enclosures on the CSBF
Web Site (<http://www.csbf.nasa.gov/ldbdocs.html>) as a guide and
reference for completing this section of the flight application form.**

23. LDB Telemetry Requirements:

Please place a checkmark in each category for the type of telemetry
subsystem you plan to use. Currently, the SIP uses the TDRSS (COMM1) and
IRIDIUM (COMM2) subsystems. The Science Stack is normally used for those
experimenters who do not have a flight computer of their own with which
to interface to the COMM1 and COMM2 science ports (but can be used for
redundancy). LOS (Line-Of-Sight) commanding is available through each
COMM system over the science ports and to the Science Stack (option).
Commanding via the COMM systems is available through the COMM science
ports or to the Science Stack.

Science flight computer and ground computer interface requirements are
provided in Enclosure 8 and Enclosure 9 respectively. It is understood
that the experimenter will arrive at CSBF for pre-campaign integration
with interface connectors and proper cable lengths ready for
integration. GSE computer and flight computer processing software will
also be written, installed, and tested prior to arrival at CSBF.

It is an absolute requirement that the experimenter's GSE computer be at
Palestine to receive TDRSS data and send TDRSS commands. Experimenter's
are responsible for setup and operation of their GSE equipment.

Experimenter's are STRONGLY encouraged to use both COMM1 and COMM2
low-rate science ports primarily for commanding redundancy. If the TDRSS
link is unavailable, then the IRIDIUM link can be used and vice-versa.
Otherwise, there will be no command path once the payload is out of
line-of-sight.

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| **[LDB Support Instrument Package                       | **[Check   |
| Subsystem]{.smallcaps}**                                | if you\    |
|                                                         | intend to  |
|                                                         | use]{.sm   |
|                                                         | allcaps}** |
+=========================================================+============+
| TDRSS (Comm1) Low rate science port                     |            |
+---------------------------------------------------------+------------+
| TDRSS (Comm1) High science port (6-kbps)                |            |
+---------------------------------------------------------+------------+
| IRIDIUM (Comm2) Low rate science port                   |            |
+---------------------------------------------------------+------------+
| Science-dedicated LOS L-Band/S-Band return TM           |            |
+---------------------------------------------------------+------------+
| GSE interface with LDB at the launch site               |            |
+---------------------------------------------------------+------------+
| GSE interface with LDB at the POCC in Palestine, Texas  |            |
+---------------------------------------------------------+------------+
| Science stack interface for housekeeping and commands   |            |
| (option)                                                |            |
|                                                         |            |
| Required if you need open collector discrete commands   |            |
| from the SIP                                            |            |
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24. Do you intend to furnish your own \"forward\" command system or
    \"return\" telemetry system? If so, please provide the following
    information:

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  **[Frequency]{.smallcaps}**   **[Purpose                **[Data               **[Modulation]{.smallcaps}**   **[Authorization
                                (TM/CMD)]{.smallcaps}**   Rate]{.smallcaps}**                                  No.]{.smallcaps}**

                                                                                                               

                                                                                                               

                                                                                                               

                                                                                                               
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25. LOS (Line of Site) return telemetry via L-Band or S-Band transmitter
    is normally offered only during ascent and while within range of the
    launch site. If you indicated a desire to use this support, please
    provide the following information:

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  Data rate?                              Coding?                      
                                          (i.e. NRZ,                   
                                          Bi-phase)                    

  (Analog tape                                                         
  recording of LOS                                                     
  return telemetry                                                     
  is standard for                                                      
  all balloon                                                          
  flights.)                                                            

  Do you require a                                                     
  PCM                                                                  
  decommutator/bit                                                     
  sync?                                                                

  (PCM encoders are                                                    
  not provided by                                                      
  CSBF.)                                                               
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26. Please list your flight instruments power requirements (voltage /
    watts):

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> Do you intend to utilize a PV Power system? (YES / NO)
>
> (CSBF does not provide PV Power systems for experimenters. However,
> CSBF can assist you with selection of a vendor for a LDB approved PV
> Power System.)
>
> Do you intend to utilize Lithium Batteries for flight use? (YES / NO)
>
> Do you require the CSBF to purchase your lithium batteries? (YES / NO)

27. List your lithium battery requirements in the following table, and
    include any batteries you may require for preflight ground testing:

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  **[Battery]{.smallcaps}**   **[Cells/Pack]{.smallcaps}**   **[Loaded                **[Amp-Hour               **[Quantity
                                                             Voltage]{.smallcaps}**   Capacity]{.smallcaps}**   Required]{.smallcaps}**
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  B7901-10                    10                             26                       30                        

  B7901-11                    11                             29                       30                        

  B7901-12                    12                             32                       30                        

  B9660                       10                             26                       8                         

  B9525                       5                              14                       8                         

  B1347                       5                              14                       1                         

  G20-12                      1                              2.6                      8                         

  G62-12                      1                              2.6                      30                        
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(Batteries ordered per this request will be held by CSBF only for the
fiscal year the flight request is submitted. Should you be required to
submit another Flight Application, even though you have not used the
batteries from an earlier request, be sure to specify your battery
requirements.)

Do you require the lithium batteries during pre-campaign integration at
Palestine? (YES / NO)