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These are frames from the HD camera video. You can clearly see the curve of the Earth, how thin the atmosphere is, and a few recognizable surface features. I think the lake on the right is [...]

Onboard HD Video Camera Footage: Video of the Launch:

Today was the day and to say things came together is an understatement. We learned from what happened on Saturday and as you can see from the pictures we had a very secure method for inflating [...]

Pictures taken by Trevor Sutcliffe at the landing site today:

The payload was successfully recovered this afternoon!!  It landed in a mowed field about 50 yards off the road making it easy to find.  The payload is now hanging on display in the atrium of the [...]

Still waiting to hear about the payload.  Estimates of the last GPS data suggest the payload hit the ground at approximately 23 miles per hour.  Fast but survivable.  More news to come.

At approximately 11:47AM the balloon touched down near 219th Street and State Highway Y.  Now to retrieve it!

It looks like our balloon has burst at approximately 94,000 feet!  The payload with parachute is now descending near State Hwy Y and 215th St.

Click on the link below to see a current display the location and direction of the balloon: http://aprs.fi/?call=KG6YRB-11

At 9:26 AM the balloon was released and off it goes racing for 100,000 feet!!