field success, personal isolation

Well.. on the good side, the project is moving along on track and we have communications tested between the drill and NASA-Ames. This is the largest thing that my team was supposed to provide, so we've now met our minimum mission objectives (ahead of schedule). Lots of long hours, late nights, and coping with demands. On my part, battles and occasional shouting matches with CS or HC over resources, interpretations of past events, or a lack of either defined requirements or resources. I like being the PI, and overall responsible party, much better than just another subsystem co-investigator jockeying for position.

( more meanderings... )