Submitted by Tom Londrigan (... on Sun, 04/30/2017 - 11:54
Updated 5/20/17: Posted additional pictures to Prep and launch gallery.
EOSS-250 and 251 were launched from Guernsey, Wyoming and recovered northeast of Lusk, Wyoming.EOSS would like to thank WA7SNU, AE7AF, KD7JNQ and all the local Wyoming hams for help in setting up communications to support this flight.
More graphs and data, and a few in-flight pictures posted.
National Space Science & Technical Institute (NSSTI) has posted a YouTube flight video captured during the flight of EOSS-240. An updated "Director's Cut" video is posted here.
The balloon launched at 0831 and landed at 1218. It flew approximately 116 miles and landed at 40.96950, -102.57883, 3-1/2 miles northwest of Sedwick, Colorado. The balloon reached a height of 94,963 ft. After landing, the parachute dragged the payload string 962 feet. Good payload construction saved all the experiments!
Submitted by Tom Londrigan (... on Mon, 08/22/2016 - 20:59
EOSS-227 reached an altitude of 65,435ft and was recovered north of Torrington, Wyoming, between highway 159 and the Nebraska border at N 42° 13.614”, W 104° 08.662”. EOSS would like to thank the WY Air National Guard for the use of Camp Guernsey facilities, and the amateur radio operators in Southeast Wyoming for their support, in particular WA7SNU for the use of the Wheatland repe