The Kansas Near Space Project (KNSP) list is a forum for those interested in amateur radio balloon launches in the central US. The list originally was begun by (Lloyd) Paul Verhage, KD4STH as part of his balloon project.
The photo is from the Great Plains Super Launch 2001 on June 30th, 2001.
These groups regularly post announcements to the KNSP list:
A rather interesting contest. First prize is $40,000. 73 de Mark N9XTN http://networkchallenge.darpa.mil/ To mark the 40th anniversary of the Internet, DARPA
A 600g Totex can make 90K' at 1000 fpm with up to 2 lb hanging off the neck. That's a typical parachute and a APRS beacon and not much more. 73 de Mike W5VSI
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370271664154 While not explicit on the label, it has the code "J352-4" on it, which through a Google search
This was a chance photo captured by our payload camera during our last launch. If I think of it, I start the payload camera on its timed sequence before we
Launch was at 0823 CDT this morning. Quite a bit of fog around but it broke over the launch site well enough to see the initial ascent. Our fill was a bit