We collected some temperature data in flight below 16,500 meters near Zone 8-XDH5 for Vac-Co Advanced Suction Systems
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our new KerBalloon order will arrive at the end of the week & we are already accepting contract bids for more flights from various agencies
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airship arrived on schedule this morning, delivering much needed supplies & also our 10 new KerBalloon units, same size/capability as before
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Drew is still working hard on getting new contracts signed, but it seems everyone is still chewing on the data we gave them last month...
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great start to the week, signing our first contract for this month with Vac-Co for some temperature data out at bit.ly/Zone_8-XDH5
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crews already working the driving route, will be tough but doable. VAB prepping the KerBalloon unit. We're planning to deploy on Wed
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balloon crews have a ~90km traversal to tackle today, are departing now hoping to launch before 3rd sunset assuming no serious travel issues
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note the balloon rover is towards the rear of the column, so any terrain mishaps hopefully take out rovers in front with internal cargo only
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also 4 rovers are being deployed because one is just carrying extra fuel for everyone. Total travel dist will well exceed 160km rover range
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airship enroute from Sheltered Rock to Umbarg passes along the msg that launch crews have reached the survey site & are readying for launch
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FD Lanalye reports tracking station has the KerBalloon probe signal at 4.4km - had a lot of terrain to overcome, not to mention horizon!
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we have contact from a high peak with the crew from today's KerBalloon launch, they have recovered the payload and are making their way back
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happy to have all of our crew back from the wilderness. Here's a launch photo from earlier today, looks like they just made it before sunset
