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Leonid MAC Experience
of Gary W. Kronk
Around mid-September of 1999 I received an e-mail asking if I would be interested in participating in a NASA/Air Force mission to study the Leonid meteor shower during November of 1999. By the end of the month I was told I would be joining 38 other scientists to fly on the Leonid MAC 99 mission. What follows below is an account of my experience.
The Leonid MAC
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My ID badge photo taken at Edwards AFB for mission |
Leonid MAC 1999
Preparation
Day 1: Getting from St. Louis to San Francisco to Burbank to Lancaster
Day 2: Edwards Air Force Base
Day 3: We're Off!
Day 4: The First Test and Arrival at RAF Mildenhall
Day 5: Cambridge and Final Equipment Tests
Day 6: Relaxing Before the First Mission Night
Day 7: First Mission Night and Tel Aviv
Day 8: The Primary Mission Night and the Azores
Day 9: The Final Mission Night and Florida
Day 10: Journey Back to Edwards AFB and San Francisco
Day 11: Going Home
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