The debut of our new, more powerful Mk5 rocket was marred by weather and a launch anomaly that led to only part of the rocket leaving the launch pad, impacting the water 8km downrange with a total loss of the payload
Tag Archive: Bob
Oct 17 2017
High-Altitude Science Survey 33
Specialist Bob heads out to sea once again to satisfy a contract for Kerbodyne over Area H1S7 53km northwest of KSC, gathering temperature data from the upper atmosphere
Oct 05 2017
Low-Altitude Science Survey 25
Specialist Bob, still aboard MSV Tongjess, launches from Sector RP-010 to gather pressure data for Kerbolyov Design Bureau while Specialist Bill stands by in the event of a land recovery due to winds
Oct 04 2017
Low-Altitude Science Survey 24
Specialist Bob heads to Sector RT-M0H aboard the Maritime Service Vessel Tongjess to launch & recover after gathering temperature data for Zaltonic Electronics
Sep 28 2017
Low-Altitude Science Surveys 22 & 23
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
Sep 27 2017
High-Altitude Science Survey 31
Specialist Bob heads out to sea south of KSC at Site T3KCSD to await good weather in order to gather pressure data during ascent up to 1kPa for Glowing Kraken Industries
Sep 22 2017
Progeny Mk5 Flight 5
Sep 15 2017
High-Altitude Science Survey 30
Specialists Bob & Bill have gone their separate ways to Sector P42P in order to launch from land & recover from (rough) sea after gathering temperature data for Kerbodyne
Sep 13 2017
Low-Altitude Science Survey 21
Specialist Bob goes 33km out to sea to launch in Area H-MJW and collect temperature data for Rokea. high winds from the north keep the balloon out to sea after launching close to land