Specialists Bill and Bob head out with a crew in UTVs 57km to Sector FY4KLL north of KSC in order to deploy a low-altitude balloon to gather temperature data for Periapsis Rocket Supplies Co
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Bill & Bob are prepping with the KerBalloon crews to deploy a low-altitude balloon tomorrow over bit.ly/Sector_FY4KLL 51km to the north
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2 UTVs departing for bit.ly/Sector_FY4KLL, Bob & Bill in the carry vehicle w/pathfinder vehicle in front to detect & avoid bad terrain
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despite the multiple labels, pathfinder vehicle only carrying LF so very low chance of explosion/fire should any serious accident occur
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comms relay airship is reporting on station as UTVs travel into the Highlands. Travel progress is good, UTVs are averaging about 14m/s
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report from Bob is that they have arrived at the launch location & are re-attaching the payload truss, prepping to launch in about 20min
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launch was good & now 7min later @ 2.1km we have AOS via the Tracking Station. UTVs already back to rolling to track payload as it ascends
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envelope failure @ 16.5km reported, chutes ready to deploy & UTVs nearby to recover, will have to hunt a bit to spot it in the dark tho
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UTVs have found the payload, confirm it is intact & are dis-assembling to load up for the return trip starting at 3rd sunrise later today
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UTVs are breaking camp & getting ready to head back once the sun has risen in a few minutes. They expect to be back at KSC in roughly 1hr
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UTVs are still working their way back home, have had to dig the lead vehicle out of the ground twice so far, trying to find firmer ground
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finally rolling back into KSC, Bill & Bob will deliver the payload to R&D then say they're hitting the shower, both are caked in dried mud
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another busy week wraps up here at KSC. Even if you saw it all, additional info almost always included in our bit.ly/OpsSummary6-12…
