About Edge of Space Sciences (EOSS)

Edge of Space Sciences (EOSS) is a Denver, Colorado based non-profit organization that promotes science and education by exploring frontiers in amateur radio and high altitude balloons. Click "Read More" for more information.

Our organization works with educators, offering valuable opportunities to enhance their students' studies of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through real, hands-on experience. We provide FAA coordination, launch, tracking and recovery of the payloads. Each year, our volunteers spend thousands of hours to enable student STEM programs to reach the Edge of Space.

EOSS-365/366 Ranum Innovation Campus, Evergreen High School, & Golden High School

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Submitted by KCØRPS on Sun, 12/01/2024 - 14:56

This is two 3000g balloons or three 1500g balloons carrying student-built payloads from Westminster Public Schools' Ranum Innovation Campus and Jefferson County Public Schools' Evergreen High School and Golden High School.

Colorado Space Grant Consortium Fall Launch

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Submitted by KCØRPS on Sun, 11/17/2024 - 09:14

Flight Postponed!

Strong upper-level winds have necessitated continued postponement of the 11/16 flight this weekend. A reschedule date will be identified in January.

 11-06-2024Payload Plans Rev B posted

EOSS-363/364 Metro State University & Littleton EPIC Launch - Recap

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Submitted by KCØRPS on Fri, 11/08/2024 - 16:38

On Saturday November 16, 2024 two 3000g non-exempt balloons were launced from Deer Trail Colorado as follows:

EOSS-362 NDIA Flight - Recap

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Submitted by KCØRPS on Fri, 09/20/2024 - 09:56

On Sunday, October 20, 2024, we launched one 2000g balloon from Deer Trail, CO at 7:26 am carrying two student payloads sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the National Defense Industries Association (NDIA), reaching altitude of 99,347 before burst. Parachute landed at 9:17 a.m. in brisk winds near State Hwy 71 and CR-I, about nine miles south of Brush, CO (40.124, -103.594) on the landowner's driveway. 

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Great Plains Superlaunch - Colorado Springs - Recap

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Submitted by KCØRPS on Sun, 08/04/2024 - 17:56

One pico balloon and five high-altitude latex balloons were launched from Limon Softball Complex on Saturday, August 3, 2024.

As of August 4, 2024, the pico balloon is beaconing as WB8ELK-7 and currently floating at 43,480 ft over Midland Texas

The balloons launched as follows (see paths on picture to right):

EOSS-361 Colorado Space Grant Consortium Summer Launch - Recap

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Submitted by KCØRPS on Wed, 06/12/2024 - 15:30

One 3000g balloon was launched from the Limon Colorado Softball Complex on Saturday, August 3, 2024 and carried 11 Colorado Space Grant School's student-built payloads to approximately 99,000 feet. The balloon landed approximately one mile southeast of Rush, Colorado. This flight carried some payloads that were not flown on the canceled Spring flight in April.

EOSS member mileage reimbursement submissions at https://forms.gle/qJjy47iTHF5ywDPJ6 

EOSS-360 AIAA RMS Sponsored DSST and Wheat Ridge and Northfield Launch - Recap

Submitted by Rob Wright on Tue, 05/07/2024 - 13:43

EOSS Flight 360 was launched from Deer Trail CO  May 18, 2024 at 7:07 am reaching an altitude of over 101,000ft.

 

The students (in over 20 cars) meet in Lindon CO to await landing information.  The arrival in Lindon was shortly after burst; however we followed the decent and as the parachute and payloads came closer we scanned the sky and finally saw them floating over highway 36.

 

It was a difficult retrieval, so the EOSS team brought the payloads to the students in Lindon.

 

 

 

EOSS-358 & 359 EPIC Littleton & Colorado Space Grant Consortium Flight - Recap

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Submitted by KCØRPS on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 16:06

Summary: Two balloons were launched on Saturday, May 4 from Deer Trail Colorado.

Colorado Space Grant Consortium Spring Launch - CANCELED

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Submitted by Nancy Koos K0NKK on Wed, 04/24/2024 - 13:55
  • April 27/28 COSGC flights cancelled. New flight numbets and new flight date remain unknown at this time.
  • March 29, 2024. Updated flight plans to new flight numbers 357Lite RevA and 358Lite RevA. Old flight plans removed 

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