Not knowing how good the weather would be, Bill & crew stocked up for a 3-day mission to wait for good launch conditions to send up a balloon over Area X07TT for Periapsis Rocket Supplies Co
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Bob & Bill getting rdy to head out on separate KB missions next wk, 1 for land 1 for sea both hi-alt so packing supplies to wait out good Wx
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two new contracts signed yesterday for bit.ly/KerBalloonProg… to gather high-altitude temperature & pressure readings scheduled for Aug 1
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Bob has left with one KerBalloon for Umbarg to ship out aboard MSV Tongjess tomorrow. Bill has all 3 UTVs ready for departure at 2nd sunrise
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Bob has just set sail w/ MSV Tongjess. Both he and Bill have ~100km to travel today in order to get to their respective launch sites
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Bill is heading out w/ all 3 UTVs - the 3rd only has a driver & contains all the extra camping supplies and equipment + additional fuel
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lofting a comms balloon, Bill is able to reach Umbarg, relaying to us thru ground line. They have arrived & will camp out till next sunrise
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Bill reports foggy conditions with sunrise, not surprising for those higher elevations. They will prep to launch, remain ready & monitor Wx
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second KerBalloon launch scrubbed for today. Crew can remain onsite for two more days. Will try again hoping for better conditions tomorrow
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weather is foggy w/low clouds here so KB team is above that at nearly 1km ASL but they report high-level cloud conditions red. Standing by
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weather clearing nicely both here & at KB launch site, will try again next day cycle. Note our new tracking dish on the VAB roof is complete
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almost 3rd sunrise, Bill says they are already prepped to launch as soon as they see decent sky conditions. Still 1 more day of supplies tho
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we have a launch report from the Highlands & team on console at Tracking Station are awaiting signal acquisition once balloon clears terrain
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AOS from the KerBalloon as it passes through 7.5km. Contract measurements begin at 18.5km so we need to get at least that high
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envelope failure @ 22.6km but we saw it coming as ascent rate slowed due to ice buildup. Guess conditions weren't as good as team thought
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KB team will recover the payload and then head home tomorrow, aiming to be back before 2nd sunset so Periapsis can get data when they open
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a couple staff volunteers on duty to keep track of the KB team as they start to head for home from out in the Highlands 100+km west of KSC
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after a grueling 3hr+ trek all three UTVs have arrived back at KSC safely just as full darkness starts to settle in. Welcome home, kerbs!
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5th Mk4 is ready for rollout on Monday reports Simon. bit.ly/ProgenyMk4-4 has final update. Ops summary: bit.ly/OpsSummary7-31…
