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-342 Denver Area High Schools

Submitted by Rob Wright on Fri, 05/05/2023 - 20:28

This flight is for Students of the Denver Public School's Denver School of Science & Technology, Northfield High School, and Jeffco Public School's Wheat Ridge High School. The flight is sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics - Rocky Mountain Section (AAIA-RMS).  

EOSS-341 Colorado Rockies STEM Day at Coors Field - Recap

Submitted by Rob Wright on Sun, 04/23/2023 - 11:57

One 1500g balloon was launched from Coors Field at 10:49 am MDT on Thursday, May 4 as part of the Colorado Rockies STEM Day activities. The balloon ascended to 84,935 feet and landed at 40.07433, -104.409167 in Prospect Valley, Colorado, east of Hudson.

Link for Club members' mileage submission

Channel 9 News coverage located here.

 

EOSS-339/340 Metro State University - Intro to Space - Recap

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Submitted by Nancy Koos K0NKK on Sun, 04/16/2023 - 16:33

Two 1500 gram balloons were launched from Deer Trail, Colorado at 0658 (EOSS-339) and 0716 (EOSS-340) on Saturday morning, April 22, 2023.
the balloons carried a total of 7 Metro State and High School payloads.

EOSS-339 rose to an altitude of 97,284 feet where it burst. The payload string then landed about 15 miles south of Seibert, CO at 0910.
Latitude 39.0710, Longitude -102.7975, Altitude 4,768 ft - 120 yards east of CR-20 just north of CR-C.

EOSS-340 rose to an altitude of 92,029 feet where it burst. The payload string then landed about 14 miles south of Seibert, CO at 0918.
Latitude 39.1118, Longitude -102.8602, Altitude 4,945ft - 3/10 of a mile east of CO-59 across from of CR-F.

Mileage link for club members https://forms.gle/qJjy47iTHF5ywDPJ6

EOSS 338 CU Boulder - Gateway to Space - Recap

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Submitted by KCØRPS on Mon, 04/03/2023 - 18:12

A single 3000g balloon was launched on Sunday April 16, 2023 from Deer Trail Colorado. The balloon carried 9 Gateway to Space BalloonSats to an altitude of approximately 104,000 feet. The balloon landed southeast of Arriba CO.

MIleage link for club members is here.

 

EOSS-336/337 COSGC Spring Launch - Recap

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Submitted by KCØRPS on Fri, 03/24/2023 - 15:04

A 3000g balloon and a 1500g balloon were launched from Deer Trail, Colorado on Saturday April 1, 2023. These balloons carried payloads developed by Colorado Space Grant Consortium students. The 3000g balloon reached 107,835 feet and the 1500g balloon burst at 63,885 ft. The balloons landed north of Stratton, Colorado.

Mileage link for club members  https://forms.gle/qJjy47iTHF5ywDPJ6

EOSS-335 NDIA-Sponsored Student STEM Launch - Recap

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Submitted by KCØRPS on Wed, 02/22/2023 - 11:14

A single 3000g balloon was launched at 7:00am MDT from Deer Trail Colorado on Sunday March 26, 2023. The balloon carried over 300 student experiments collected into two payloads sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association. The balloon reached an altitude of 104,416 feet. The balloon landed 4.3 miles northeast of Arickaree Colorado.The balloon was recovered after a 0.5 mile hike into a dormant field.

EOSS-332/333/334 Evergreen HS, Golden HS, & Westminster HS - Recap

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Submitted by KCØRPS on Mon, 11/07/2022 - 10:55

Three exempt (small) balloons were launched from Deer Trail, Colorado on Saturday, January 14, 2023. The balloons landed near Cope, Colorado.

EOSS-331 COSGC Fall Launch - Recap

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Submitted by KCØRPS on Tue, 11/01/2022 - 12:18

A single balloon was launched on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at approximately 7:28am MDT.

EOSS-330 Metro State University - Intro to Space - Recap

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Submitted by KCØRPS on Sat, 10/29/2022 - 11:22

EOSS-330 was launched as a single heavy balloon with Metro State University student payload experiments from Deer Trail Colorado on 10/29/2022 at 7:48 am.  It burst at a maximum altitude  of 101, 899 feet.  All EOSS and Metro State University payloads were recovered northwest of Lindon, Colorado at an elevation of 4,739  and Lattitude, Longitude of 39.804771,-103.449939.  

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