Bob doing his happy Captain Morgan at the Away 37 landing site.
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I have a quick question. When your space craft reach their highest altitude do the balloons pop or do you let out some of the gas and induced a controlled decsent? I ask this because I’m wondering how the craft land in one piece.
If we’re shooting for maximum altitude we’ll run till the balloon bursts. If we’re heading toward civilization or a difficult recovery area we’ll release the balloon before we get there. On Tandem we’ll have vents that can release helium on command.
I have a quick question. When your space craft reach their highest altitude do the balloons pop or do you let out some of the gas and induced a controlled decsent? I ask this because I’m wondering how the craft land in one piece.
If we’re shooting for maximum altitude we’ll run till the balloon bursts. If we’re heading toward civilization or a difficult recovery area we’ll release the balloon before we get there. On Tandem we’ll have vents that can release helium on command.
JP
Thank you for the answer. If I may 1 more? Did away 37 have a parachute? Because it looks like it is in excellent shape in the photo above.