Due to intense fog at the launch site, we weren’t able to launch as planned. After a lot of consideration, we decided to do a tethered launch to test everything out. This was a huge success, and proved very valuable. The balloon got to around 250 feet and took lots of pictures. All of our systems worked including the MoLoGoGo phone and APRS radio. You can view this data using Google Earth.
The foam payload enclosure suffered some structural damage from the rope, and one of our cameras became disconnected. We can guarantee that AHAB Version 2.0 will fix these problems and more, and everyone is extremely optimistic about trying again. We won’t rest until we set it free!
The weekend as a whole was an amazing experience, and I absolutely cannot wait to do it again. As someone coming from a big city, seeing small town america is something that’s hard to describe. It’s really a different world in some of these places.
The team was amazing, everyone got along great, and had a ton of fun the entire way. The value of this really cannot be overlooked. Big thanks to everyone involved.
We’re hoping to go back early next month, and bring some sun with us this time.
Photos here, more coming soon, along with video!
See also: Bre’s post on the MAKE blog. A podcast episode may be coming soon as well.
Best weekend ever!
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Too bad conditions were prohibitive. Best luck next time and definitely keep us posted!