Specialists Bill & Bob, one by land & one by sea, head for Zone 83H-2K to gather temperature readings for Umbra Space Industries. One or the other will collect the payload depending where it lands
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bit.ly/GenesisProgram & bit.ly/KerBalloonProg… have each signed on some new contracts for this week, Genesis maybe 1 more
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UTVs w/Bill have already begun traverse to bit.ly/Zone_83H-2K, Bob is now headed to board MSV Tongjess & head for the same location
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with balloon launching near the shore, Tongjess will track as well in case of sea recovery, then head out to bit.ly/Area_HX-HD
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UTVs have arrived, are setting up for launch. Tongjess still enroute but nearby, reports sea conditions are within recovery limits
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launch reported, low-altitude KerBalloon will ascend to 16.5km. Current winds will carry it northeast over land, UTVs packing up to track it
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not much terrain to get in the way of signal, Tracking Stn reported AOS @ 809m. Tongjess will pace the balloon as well a few km offshore
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UTVs report they are losing the tracking signal as they drive north along the water, Tracking Stn confirms it is headed out to sea
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balloon envelope has failed, it is plummeting back to Kerbin at speeds of over 200m/s. Tongjess is standing by for recovery operations
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successful recovery reported. UTVs are already heading back towards KSC while Tongjess will hold onto payload until its own mission is over
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as this day cycle draws to a close Bill & UTVs are rolling back into KSC while Tongjess continues to steam 100km offshore to its launch site
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the first Progeny Mk5 is ready for launch! That & more via bit.ly/OpsSummary9-4-… - relax this weekend, all - next week be crazy! 🚀🚀!!
