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Launch day. Science were looking good early in the launch window, and it was decided to go for launch. Vehicle 018 launched at 09:00:00 UT, followed by 022 at 09:02:00 UT. Preliminary analysis shows a nominal flight for both vehicles.

A post flight meeting was conducted at 12:00 local time. PI reported good science condition at launch and during flight.

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Countdown started 04:00 local time and the launchers were elevated to vertical position. Pausing at T-00:30:00, the desired science conditions did not appear throughout the launch window, although conditions look promising. The launch attempt was scrubbed at 11:30, local time.

Countdown began as usual at 04:00 local time, the launchers were elevated to vertical position, and all stations waited for the desired launch conditions to appear. Countdown was paused at T-00:30:00 for several hours, and eventually scrubbed at 10:55 local time.

Todays countdown commenced from 04:00 local time to a hold at T-00:30:00 due to excess winds. The launch vehicles was elevated, but put back in their shelters a few hours later. The launch attempt was scrubbed at 10:25, local time.

The countdown began this morning at 04:00 local time. There was a hold at T-03:30 due to too high winds. The launch vehicles remained in their shelters for most of todays countdown, but was eventually elevated to vertical position. At T-02:00 there was a new hold due to undesirable launch conditions. The countdown was scrubbed at 10:40, local time. A practice countdown was conducted afterwards, focusing on the last 12 minutes.

The practice countdown began at 04:00, local time, and lasted all through the launch window. The countdown was repeated until all parties where satisfied. A mandatory preflight meeting was held afterwards with all team members present. The first real countdown will start tomorrow morning at 04:00.

The NASA teams enjoyed a day off on Monday. A practice countdown was conducted on Tuesday. There will be a new practice countdown Wednesday morning, followed by a preflight meeting and then the real countdown will start.

All the upper stages were installed on the launchers last night and both vehicles were elevated to allow for adjustments and TM tests. Today, teams are busy arming the vehicles and attaching the final styrofoam boxes around the upper stages. The practice countdown has been postponed until Tuesday.

The first payload was transported from payload checkout to the U3 launcher where it will undergo a series of tests this evening. Payload #2 is still being worked on (at the time of writing), but will eventually follow #1 to the launch area.

The motors for both vehicles are boxed in styrofoam and waiting for the payloads to be installed. The NSROC payload teams are still working with the payloads. ARR campaign crew performed a range readiness review prior to the planned practice countdown on Sunday.

After the first few days when the various NSROC teams settled in at the range, they've been busy preparing and checking the payload sections, the rocket motors and the NASA telemetry station. The motors have been staged on the Athena and U3 launchers, and are currently being boxed in with styrofoam. The payloads are in the preparation phase, and subject to several tests the coming days.