| Date |
Progress |
Time Taken |
| 3 November 03 |
Finished cutting outer
envelope patterns |
7 hours |
| 8 November 03 |
Finished cutting panels |
16 hours |
| 21 November 03 |
Rip panels completed |
4 hours |
| 23 November 03 |
Individual gores completed
(horizontal seams) |
26 hours |
| 26 November 03 |
Gores joined and vertical
load tapes attached |
14 hours |
| 30 November 03 |
Top & bottom rim tapes,
horizontal rip stoppers, flying wires Registration & Experimental marks |
6 hours |
| 1 December 03 |
Installed hook & loop
fasteners for rip panel Cut panels A, C - H for inner envelope |
8 hours |
| 2 December 03 |
Envelope bag for outer
envelope Installed ID plate on outer envelope |
4 1/2 hours |
| 4 December 03 |
Cut 'B' panels for inner
envelope Joined panels H,G,F,E for all 16 gores |
7 hours |
| 5 December 03 |
Joined panels D, C, B for
all 16 gores |
4 hours |
| 6 December 03 |
Completed individual gores
and joined 10 of 16 |
7 hours |
| 7 December 03 |
Joined remaining 6 gores
together - closing seam, load tapes and deflation panel installation remain |
4 hours |
| 8 December 03 |
Applied vertical load
tapes to inner skin, installed top panel including velcro rip, completed
closing seam. Manufactured flying wires from vectran cord |
7 hours |
| 9 December 03 |
First Inflation of both
envelopes completed |
3 hours |
