The Ustream video is up and LIVE! The “click” you hear is the dslr camera snapping pictures every 1.2 seconds. Check out the feed!! http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ascent-balloon
Today was release or launch day and the team met at CAPs at 9 and jumped right in on getting things ready. We worked out the kinks for broadcasting a signal from outside to a computer inside the [...]
While preparing the balloon payload for launch, our inflated helium balloon escaped from its clamp and took off like a homesick angel. We have a spare balloon but the first balloon took our [...]
We had a minor technical problem with the balloon TV transmitter overheating our onboard battery. We have replaced the battery and will be attempting to launch shortly. Please watch the live [...]
We are 14 hours away from launch and all systems are go! Thanks to our head engineer, Fred Bruenjes, we have a projection of what the flight will look like tomorrow. Launching from the CAPS [...]
9/29 Balloon Construction Work Fred and I met with Trevor (Mr. Sutcliff) and several of the Blue Valley HS Engineering students and one of the engineering students from Longview College. As the [...]
