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The view from Away 104 from Away 103 at 85,000 feet. In the blowup insert on the right you can just make out the vehicle under the balloon.

Away 103’s balloon bursting at 100,052 feet.

This is from Away 104 looking at Away 105 at the edge of space.

We flew 1708 PongSat student experiments on this mission.

Away 108 was the last of six vehicle we flew on this mission.

On the left is a PongSat with GPS and data logging, in the center is a double MiniCube with three cameras, GPS and and array of sensors, on the right is a MiniCube having fun.

The burst of Away 104’s balloon was caugh in the camera of Away 105.

http://youtu.be/EgiA_aRHGnY

Sunday Oct 26th we flew six high altitude balloon to the top of the stratosphere. We carried over 1700 PongSat student experiments, two MiniCubes, twelve HD cameras and a host of in house experiments. We also flew the reward signs for our Kickstarter effort that raised the funds for the flights. The last flight of the day was our 171st mission.

Here’s the handout from a presentation we did recently on Magnetohydrodynamics with the Dept. of Energy.

Mission Delayed. Winds aloft have really ramped up. No matter how we run the flight sim we land in a inaccessible 11,000 foot mountain range. They are so high it would take six hours on the freeway just to get to the base of the range. We’re looking at the weather and getting permits moved again. As soon as we know I’ll post.