We were on Japanese TV last night! Here is the link to a summary of the show. It’s all in Japanese but you can see pictures from the episode and flight by scrolling down on the right. We filmed the show and flight last July.
JPA on Japanese TV
September 8th, 2013Away 71 Video!
August 29th, 2013Away 86
August 27th, 2013We live on a particularly pretty planet.
View from Away 86.
Tandem!
August 27th, 2013The drawing was made two years before the flight,
The Book about it All
August 15th, 2013The Book “Floating to Space” is available at our on line store. The airship to orbit program, the balloons, the rockets, the adventure, it’s all in there.
Controlled Buoyancy Flight
August 15th, 2013We tested our new valve system on Away 71.
This valve system has three ports: fill, flight termination vent and a valve we can open and close during flight. The valve uses two computers, one is autonomous the second has a wireless connection to the vehicle’s main controller. We sent commands of open and close patterns from the mission control van. The valve lets us control the climb rate, hold at peak altitude and then descend into favorable winds for an easier recovery.
MET II in the Field
August 15th, 2013The MET II recovery cart got a great field test on this last mission. We pushed through high brush, rolled over boulders, and hiked straight through washes like they weren’t even there.
The JPA Store