Category Archive: Mission Dispatch

A collection of tweets & images detailing mission activities

May 25 2017

Civvie KerBalloon Drop 4

Commander Valentina gets her first chance to drop a fully-equipped KerBalloon payload in a mission 114km north to Area C8FN9 to gather high-altitude pressure data for Albert Kerman Industries

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May 16 2017

Civvie KerBalloon Drop 3

Captain Jebediah heads further north to deliver yet another KerBalloon payload over an area of scientific interest for it to gather temperature data as it ascends

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May 08 2017

Civvie KerBalloon Drop 2

Captain Jebediah again pilots the Civvie far inland to drop a KerBalloon unit, which was then recovered successfully by Bill & Bob and their crew. On his way back to KSC Jeb took some pressure readings.

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Apr 22 2017

Civvie KerBalloon Drop 1

Captain Jeb takes the Civvie on a trip 93km inland from KSC in order to drop & deploy a KerBalloon unit mounted on the aircraft belly in a first of its kind collaborative mission between programs, as a team including Bill & Bob recover and return the payload. Jeb also completed a contract returning to KSC

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Apr 20 2017

Civvie KerBalloon Drop Test

Commander Valentina demonstrates that the Civvie is not only able to carry a KerBalloon unit attached to its belly but deploy it safely, paving the way for mission collaboration with the KerBalloon Program

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