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June 22nd, 2017Go for Away 123
June 22nd, 2017The weather looks good, winds aloft are low. We are go for a run to 100,000 feet this weekend. The vehicle is Away 123.
This will be our 188th mission.
Ascender 9 Inflation Test
June 19th, 2017We completed Ascender 9 outer envelope. It was time to inflate it and see if we sewed it right. Our next step is to mount the truss structure.Then it will be on to installing inner lift cells, and all the plumbing. The motors go on at the end.
It also was our first real work in the new building.
Away 123 Mission Date
June 9th, 2017Away 123 has been scheduled and rescheduled. The weather has been making us just a bit crazy.
Away 123 is now on for June 25th. It will carry PongSats, MiniCubes, ATO experiments, a helium release valve and six cameras.
Working the Program
June 8th, 2017
Ascender 9 outer envelope complete!
June 6th, 2017We’ve completed the outer envelope of the Ascender 9 airship. We’re hoping to do a first inflation test Wednesday night if the weather and parking lot allow.
Zippers Everywhere
May 24th, 2017Today the crew is sewing the last of the zippers in Ascender 9. There are a lot of zippers in this thing. One nine foot nose zipper for inflation, six foot zippers on each tail, ten, two and a half foot along each keel and two six foot emergency egress zippers on each side.
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