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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17542 At first I thought this was from a high-altitude balloon. 73 de Mark N9XTN...
I wonder what the white spot is below the moon and above the earth. Star... Spacecraft... Balloon...??? ... Harry - KC5TRB - Tulsa Oklahoma Research Balloons ...
It's within the disk, so it's not a star. Zooming in on it, it appears to be a single bright pixel spread out by the JPEG compression. My guess is that's...
Yesterday we did a presentation at the Kearney Hamfest on CNNSP. I had a small 100 gram balloon that I took a long as a prop. Well, I had a balloon and some...
Hi Rog, I hope you have better luck with someone finding the balloon and getting back to you. I have released about a half dozen balloons over the past several...
When I was an undergrad, I worked with a teacher workshop where we launched over 100 balloons with return prepaid postcards. The balloons were just regular...
I think it was about 60 miles. Part of my involvement in the project was to write a program that would predict the landing (sort of like Balloon Track). The...
The list I'm seeing is way too slow,, I posted this like an hour ago, and it still hasnt appeared, Moderator filter, anyway here it is for all.. Hi All,, I...
A show titled "Space Balloons" is on Discovery Channel right now (7pm CST Saturday). It'll be run again at 11pm CST. I presume it's about the various NASA...
Thanks Mark! It will be on again this evening if anyone missed the first one! http://dsc.discovery.com/tvlistings/schedule.jsp?channel=DSC&date=today 73 Harry...
I hope to have more flights this year, but we'd only need two to double last year's rate. We have been kicking around the idea of having a flight Feb 25th...
NSTAR Flight 07-A will launch from the Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium in Lincoln, NE, about 1030 CDT on Saturday, March 24th. The final launch time...
The latest forecast has a weak warm front near the Kansas-Nebraska border Saturday morning moving slowly north. Showers and thunderstorms are likely along the...
Forecasts continue to indicate rain will begin sometime Saturday morning in Lincoln. NWS has about a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Situation is...
This story is regarding Robert KC8UCH's recent flight. 73 de Mark N9XTN ============ http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2007/03/20/nb-balloon.html New...
The weekend is still not looking very good for us. The GFS especially indicates periods of heavy rain on Saturday, possibly 1"+ through the day. Not very...
Due to an expected landing near the Omaha metro and a 70% chance of showers and thunderstorms through the day, NSTAR and CNNSP have decided to scrub our...
http://spaceweather.com/ STRATOSPHERIC PHOTOGRAPHY: Consider it a test flight. Swedish University students Jörgen Hedin and Michael Erneland wondered what it...
Here's the latest for our upcoming flight on April 21 from Wood River. The 12z GFS model has the landing about 10 miles NE of Columbus. Earlier today it was...
Not much change in the general direction and distance of the predicted track this evening. The latest 12z GFS shows the flight track at 56 degrees and 67 miles...
The last 24 hours doesn't show much change in the track for Saturday. The latest 12z GFS model has the landing between Columbus and Genoa. The forecast surface...
The track is looking better in that it isn't so close to Columbus. The current 12z GFS shows the landing near Silver Creek. Surface winds are not looking...
A heads-up to everyone - between now and Monday nstar.org will be moving to a new domain registrar and hosting provider. You may see a "nothing" sort of page...
The predicted flight track has remained fairly consistent. The latest prediction is about 5 miles WSW of Genoa, NE. I'm not throwing in the towel just yet,...