Launch to 1000 ft


Look at the wonderful instrumentation and the balloons!

The balloon is being brought in after the first launch!

We are about to tie off the balloon and let it fly!-

The team is pulling the balloon in and getting ready to collect the data.-

More pulling in...

Danny is working on the instrumentation.

We are letting the balloon up.

Getting our gondola ready for flight!

Further preparation of the gondola.

And even further preparations...

Taping the bottom of the balloon up and adding the key-ring

...Still taping...

Blowing up our balloon

Look how big it's getting!

Our balloon started very small!

...And even smaller...

A last minute check before launch


Our GONDOLA! (and us)


Danny working on instrumentation.

Melanie and Mr. Kliewer lining up the Sun Spotter

Danny and Peter working on instrumentation

The kites which were also flying that day.

...More kites-

...and another kite-

Filling up the balloon takes a lot of people.

Up, up and AWAY!-

Letting some string out, so our balloon can go higher.

Our second launch

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Bringing it in from the second launch

Our beautiful balloon and gondola

Almost ready for lift off!

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Attaching the balloon to the gondola

Last minute check on instrumentation

Last minute checks before the second launch.-

Us and the balloon and gondola.

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Look Down!

That's what's down.-

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Setting up the gondola program.-

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Retrieving data

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Danny, Keith, Peter, Elaine, Melanie, and our gondola in the middle.

OUR GONDOLA!