What goes up…

Away 36 landing site
View from the Away36 landing site.

Away 37 landing site
Bob doing his happy Captain Morgan at the Away 37 landing site.

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3 responses to “What goes up…”

  1. Brian Avatar
    Brian

    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.

  2. Administrator Avatar
    Administrator

    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

  3. Brian Avatar
    Brian

    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.

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