Specialists Bob & Bill make their longest overland journey yet over 400km north towards Kravass to release a pressure-monitoring balloon over Site GLE-F8 for Experimental Engineering
Tag Archive: Bob
Dec 14 2017
Progeny Mk5 Block I Flight 3
The final flight of 2017 saw a triumphant return to space with a redesigned Block I solving many of the issues that plagued the previous flight, although it also introduced some new ones. The quest continues…
Dec 07 2017
High-Altitude Science Survey 37
Specialists Bob & Bill travel to Ockr once again to test data relay through to KSC, this time launching from land over Zone 8CH2-L to ensure line of sight to Ockr during ascent
Dec 01 2017
High-Altitude Science Survey 36
Specialists Bob & Bill continue to test our future data relay infrastructure, this time through Ockr with a double-release over Site 1BP3 after several weather delays
Nov 23 2017
High-Altitude Science Survey 35
Specialists Bob & Bill carry out the KSA’s northern-most mission to gather new science and also test out data relay through Kravass from Zone JB354 for Nehemiah Engineering
Nov 15 2017
Low-Altitude Science Survey 29
Specialists Bob & Bill traverse overland to the West Shore Desert to gather temperature data from Zone DJSNM for use by Albert Kerman Industries
Nov 08 2017
Low-Altitude Science Surveys 27 & 28
Specialist Bob launches from sea aboard MSV Lymun to gather pressure data from Site JF-455 and temperature data from Zone TR-001, suffering a partial & uncharacteristic failure during one ascent
Nov 03 2017
High-Altitude Science Survey 34
Specialist Bob travels 212km southwest of KSC to Zone 72R72X in order to launch a balloon into a large storm system & record data (but not recover the balloon) for Reaction Systems Ltd
Oct 24 2017
Low-Altitude Science Survey 26
Specialists Bob & Bill set out for the longest overland trek in UTVs to date, looking to cover nearly 260km to make it to Area DRA55 to get low-altitude temperature data for Flooyd Dynamics