Specialist Bob sends up two balloons over Zone EBGY-010 & Sector N9-Q9B to gather temperature data for Glowing Kraken Industries & Armstrong Siddeley and Royce Engineering respectively
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Bob will be spending today getting two low-altitude KerBalloon units prepped for release tomorrow from MSV Lymun, anchored offshore for now
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rolling back into KSC, UTVs will turnaround & prep for rollout again tomorrow to possibly assist w/low-alt launches. Release img earlier
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here is yesterday's release. Depending on which way the wind is blowing, UTVs may not be needed to recover balloons launched from sea
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Minmus has been getting all the love lately so Bob snagged a shot of Mun showcasing its east crater as he deployed out to MSV Lymun
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Lymun is prepping to set sail for bit.ly/Sector_N9-Q9B while Bill & UTVs standby, wind currently out of the west means they're not needed
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hills east of KSC block us from receiving Lymun directly so thru Umbarg we know they are on station & holding for release at 3rd sunrise
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launch prep underway for low-alt KerBalloon release out in the Kerblantic aboard MSV Lymun. Seas remain slight with waves barely topping 1m
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balloon release with sunrise, winds remain out of the west so Bill & UTVs are standing down, may still be needed later for second launch
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acquisition of balloon telemetry signal as it passes through 1.6km, Tracking Station confirms all systems are nominal & will monitor ascent
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ascent has halted on schedule as balloon climbs thru 16.5km & <5kPa of pressure causes gas inside to expand past limits of envelope - POP!
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Lymun is standing by to recover the payload & then proceed to bit.ly/Zone_EBGY-010 just south of KSC for the day's second launch
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release #2! Payload swings around as the breeze catches it, stronger winds now, but still out of the west so Bill standing down for the day
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you can see the top of the VAB in the last picture, so we already have signal lock on the balloon to monitor its ascent while Lymun tracks
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as sunset fast approaches, Bob & crew don't have much daylight left to search for the balloon, now descending, which outpaced them westward
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report from Lymun is they have spotted the balloon's light beacon. Bob's team is moving in to recover & then they will head back to KSC
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Bob is heading ashore with the payloads, wrapping up our ops for 2day. C7 did succeed in signing a 2nd contract for Val to take care of tmrw
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Weeeeeeekeeeennnddd!! Also month end! Everyone is excited for all the cool stuff Oct will bring. But first, a recap! bit.ly/OpsSummary9-25…
