Submitted by Tom Londrigan (... on Fri, 11/06/2020 - 11:35
EOSS-304 was launched at 0645 on 11/7/20 from Wiggins, CO with 21 Payloads from the CU Buffs Space minor. All Payloads and beacons were recovered south of Peetz, CO at 41.01153, -103.06078. Maximum altitude acheived was 89,650 ft.
A single 3000g balloon was launched from Wiggins on Sunday 11/01/2020 after a one-day delay because of strong ground winds. The balloon burst at 100,200 ft and landed near Cope, Colorado.
The balloon was launched at 0819 and reached an altitude of 110,331 ft MSL at 09:41 when the balloon burst It was recovered near Karval, Colorado at GPS Coordinates:38.77888, -103.39334
Submitted by Tom Londrigan (... on Thu, 07/23/2020 - 09:46
EOSS-301 launched as a single 3000g balloon from Deer Trail Colorado on August 1, 2020 for the University of Colorado Space Grant Consortium (UCSGC). The balloon carried 8 student experiments to an altitude of 98,457 ft, and was recovered south of Calhan Colorado.
Submitted by Nick Hanks on Mon, 06/22/2020 - 21:34
A single 1500g balloon was launched on Saturday, July 11, 2020 from the Atlas Missile Silo site near Crow Valley (Briggsdale, Colorado) to flight qualify EOSS beacons and release units . This flight was in concert with the Great Plains Superlaunch virutal group launch.
This flight was flown in honor of EOSS founding member Rick von Glahn, NØKKZ(SK). The flight beacons indicated, "In Memory NØKKZ(SK)EOSS Ultimate Prognosticator" throughout the flight.
A 3000g balloon was launched from Deer Trail on Saturday May 30 at 0632 MDT carrying an glider experiment for NOAA Boulder. As planned, the balloon was cut down at 93,396 feet and landed at 0818.
Submitted by Marty Griffin on Thu, 03/12/2020 - 13:01
Norm Black has put together a flight video summary of the NDIA STEM Edge of Space Mission at https://youtu.be/ykuFqg89vKc . There is also a slide show posted here, showing pictures taken every 10 seconds during the flight. The slide show takes about nine minutes to view.
A single 3000g balloon launched around 7:35am in cold (10 degree) weather. The balloon landed (in some powerlines....) approximately 25 miles south of Yuma Colorado.
A single 3000g balloon launched around 7:35am in cold (10 degree) weather. The balloon landed (in some powerlines....) approximately 25 miles south of Yuma Colorado.