With the storm past and Tongjess’ engine repaired, Specialist Bob once again sets sail to attempt to launch a balloon over the survey spot they missed last week – Zone 5-L3DS
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Umbarg offices just called to report Tongjess has limped into port, all crew safe but could not reach KB before rough seas took it under
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disappointed as we are with the loss of the KerBalloon unit, we're very happy no crew were lost in an attempt to recover it from stormy seas
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Bob sent over this photo of launch under ominous skies, says it was perfectly clear if you turned around. Seas are already looking rough tho
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Bob is hitching a ride back to KSC tomorrow & we will see how the weather holds for additional high-alt sea launches this week
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seas remain too rough for any KerBalloon missions today & unless coming storm veers offshore looks like for the rest of the week as well
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Umbarg has just closed their surface doors, which means the storm is getting bad down there, still headed our way. KSC getting ready for it
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storm has arrived in force, horizontal rain included. We recommend everyone remain indoors & will keep employees posted on KSC ops status
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KSC remains closed due to extreme weather. We're hoping for an abatement later today but for now everyone please remain indoors & stay safe
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good news from Umbarg is they've got cloudy but sunny skies, so we should see some relief soon as well.
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KSC will open for afternoon operations to anyone that wants to come in and get some work done before the weekend. If not, enjoy the weekend!
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Bob is leaving for Umbarg in order to board MSV Tongjess, engine repaired, & head out again for bit.ly/Zone_5-L3DS after 2nd sunrise
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our Umbarg office reports that Tongjess has set sail w/Bob, should be on-station in about an hour if seas are calm as reports indicate
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comm from Tongjess tells us weather conditions are not ideal for launch in the target area, will hold station & wait for clear skies
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getting too dark out at sea for a launch, weather still poor. KerBalloon crew will try again after 3rd sunrise. Bob says he's taking a swim
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Wx conditions are good out at bit.ly/Zone_5-L3DS & KerBalloon team says they are readying for launch. Team on console awaits AOS
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we have a lock on signal from the KerBalloon unit, rising @ 5m/s passing thru 1.6km on its way (hopefully) to 24.9km, gathering temp data
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excellent job KB crew for monitoring launch conditions! Balloon made it all the way to max alt, has pre-deployed chutes, Tongjess enroute
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recovery of the payload has been successful, Tongjess will remain at sea and head out to bit.ly/Hendons_Drift tomorrow for Silisko Ind.
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Mk4 conclusions in at last! That and more via bit.ly/OpsSummary5-15… everyone definitely deserves a nice weekend of relaxation - get to it!
