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December 17,
1998
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Installation of one of the Marks
Products cameras:
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This photo shows a Marks Products
"down hole" underwater video camera, less than 2 inches in
diameter, including video lights. The camera is attached for
transport to a 300 meter spool of cable used for real-time
viewing [photo © 1998 Barbara Anne am
Ende].
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One of 3 Marks Products cameras was
mounted to the Sippel Company frame that holds the PTC
(personnel transfer capsule) [photo © 1998 Barbara
Anne am Ende].
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In this wider angle view of the
habitat platform, the camera is mounted high on the frame,
aimed at the transfer capsule [photo © 1998 Barbara
Anne am Ende].
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Inside Mission Control, the PTC can
be viewed on a computer monitor. Here Tom Johnson watches
the deck activity plus communicates by walkie-talkie. Soon
there will be telephone connection to the floating platform
[photo © 1998 Barbara Anne am Ende].
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A second Marks Products camera was installed at the bottom of the
spring pool, to monitor the point where the transfer capsule is
lowered where divers enter at the end of their dives. Stay tuned for
more pictures on upcoming daily updates.
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Matt Matthes and Rick Stanton sew
leg loop harnesses for attachment to the scooters in
preparation for another few hours of driving along the
simulation course in Wakulla Basin[photo © 1998
Barbara Anne am Ende].
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Four radio
location beacons were
placed in Sally Ward Spring today by Paul Heinerth, Andrew
Poole, and Gary Lemme (at left in the photo here). These
were subsequently located on the surface by Mike Stevens and
Brian Pease (in canoe). The first fix was a beacon at the
Balcony (see Sally Ward map) and the rest were evenly spaced
back out towards the entrance to the spring. The middle two
positions ended up being underwater in the stream run and
were marked with long survey stakes. We expect shortly to
have precision GPS fixes for all of these. [photo ©
1998 Barbara Anne am Ende].
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This group photo shows most of the
current crew. Left to right (front row): John Buxton, Brian Kakuk,
Patty Mortara, Jason Mallinson, Jim Brown, Rich Hudson, Rick Stanton;
(second row): Chris Brown, Joe Dituri, Jim Schlesinger, Bill Stone,
Barb am Ende, Steve Auer, Fred Wefer, John Vanderleest, Brett Evans,
Ed Marks; (back row): Tom Johnson, Dale Tietz, Mike Bruic, and Glenn
Forrest. Missing are the Sally Ward crew: Brian Pease, Mike Stevens,
Gary Lemme, and Andrew Poole. This photo was taken by a photographer
sent by Ingersoll-Rand, a project partner with the Wakulla 2
Expedition [photo © 1998 Donald J. O'Barski].
Jason Mallinson, Rick Stanton, and
Matt Matthes performed another mission simulation today. The purpose
was to work out minor glitches that became apparent in yesterday's
simulation -- particularly in the bell ingress, gear stowing, and
bell transfer procedures. Today, all was "spot on," and the Safety
Review Board authorized the in-cave mission to the end of D-Tunnel
tomorrow.
Today's humor picture: After
the group picture, some of the team decided to give Patty Mortara,
our cheerful support crew manager, a going away present--she's
temporarily leaving the project and won't return until after New
Years [photos © 1998 Barbara Anne am Ende].
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