From: <David.Jauncey_at_email.protected>
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:34:02 +1000

Dear VLBI-ers,

If you're interested here are the details necessary for you to watch the long-awaited launch of RadioAstron. Apologies if you've already received this information, but, after more than 25 years I must say that I for one, am looking forward to this time!

So lets hope that we can enjoy a safe and on-time launch!

Dave

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From: Yuri Y. Kovalev [yyk_at_asc.<!--nospam-->rssi.ru]
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 3:05 AM
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Subject: Radioastron soon-after-launch telecon

Dear colleagues,

A few of us will leave in some hours to watch the Spektr-R launch at
Baikonur. There are three days available for the launch, July 18-20.
If the launch happens on the first day, the time of the launch will be:
July 18, 2011, 02:31:18 UTC.
You can watch the launch from here:

http://www.tsenki.com/broadcast/broadcast/

It is being planned that the "launch watchers" will come back to Moscow
on the day of the launch. Since a few of our Western colleagues are
attending the launch, we decided to use this opportunity and organize
discussions around details of several Radioastron key issues within
several working groups during two days after the launch.

If you are interested and will be able to participate in one of the
discussion groups by calling in to the following telecon number, we will
be happy to hear you:

US domestic number to call: +1 866 755 0389
International number to call: +1 517 652 6703
Passcode: 6507946

Discussion group: fringe search and science with Radioastron
Telecon time slot:
July 19, 12:00 UTC -- 14:00 UTC
July 20, 12:00 UTC -- 14:00 UTC

Preliminary agenda

1. Planing VLBA observations to find best fringe search candidates

2. Fringe search strategy

3. Early science: teams, topics, when to apply for ground telescope
time, which ground telescopes already expressed their interest?

4. Radioastron AO for proposals: when, how (one-pass or two-pass
procedure), formation of team of experts to review the proposals, etc.

5. Updating the time line

6. Planning future telecons/discussions/meetings.

You are also welcome to suggest updates to this preliminary agenda.

Cheers,
Yuri
Received on 2011-07-15 16:38:50