MagAO-X Ships Out

Last Friday our shipping contractor (or at least our shipping contractor’s contractor) collected MagAO-X.

Grad students are for pushing heavy things
Hurry up and wait
Fork yeah
MySpace angles
End of the beginning

After it was loaded, Dr. Males said “I’m going home to not think about MagAO-X,” as is tradition.

MagAO-X now travels by ground to Miami, then by air to Santiago, then by ground again to the Las Campanas Observatory. I will follow its progress like last time.

Song of the Day

“Once More For The Ocean” by Slothrust

Tracking Tucson to Miami

DateTimeLocationTime elapsedDistanceSpeed
2022-03-0410:30 MSTTucson, AZTruck arrives—
11:38 MSTTucson, AZMagAO-X completely loaded on truck, departs from campus—
2022-03-0513:08 MSTTucson, AZShipment departs logistics center—
20:21 CSTEl Paso, TXArrives at intermediate logistics center1d 6h318 mi11 mph
2022-03-06——
2022-03-0707:02 CSTEl Paso, TXBack on the road
10:53 CSTWickett, TXArrives at intermediate logistics center2d 21h559 mi8 mph
11:10 CSTWickett, TXBack on the road
13:49 CST(Abilene, TX)"Exempted from Service - SERVICE EXEMPTION DUE TO WEATHER" (What weather? A sudden storm of “delay”?)
14:50 CSTAbilene, TXArrives at intermediate logistics center3d 1h772 mi11 mph
21:10 CSTAbilene, TXBack on the road
2022-03-0800:12Dallas, TXArrives at intermediate logistics center3d 10h953 mi12 mph
19:42 CSTDallas, TXBack on the road
23:17 CSTShreveport, LAArrives at intermediate logistics center4d 9h1141 mi11 mph
2022-03-0904:23 CSTShreveport, LABack on the road
08:04 CSTRichland, MSArrives at intermediate logistics center4d 18h1362 mi12 mph
09:46 CSTRichland, MSBack on the road
13:48 CSTRobertsdale, ALArrives at intermediate logistics center5d1575 mi11 mph
13:55 CSTRobertsdale, ALBack on the road
18:45 ESTMonticello, FLArrives at intermediate logistics center5d 2h1824 mi15 mph
20:41 ESTMonticello, FLBack on the road
2022-03-1000:48 ESTOrlando, FLArrives at intermediate logistics center5d 10h2061 mi16 mph
02:33 ESTOrlando, FLBack on the road
06:08 ESTHialeah, FLArrives at intermediate logistics center5d 15h2292 mi17 mph
13:39 ESTHialeah, FLOut for delivery to DB Schenker
15:48 ESTDB Schenker MiamiArrived6d 1h2308 mi16 mph
??Miami International Airport