The team woke the Tandem airship up from her year long slumber. They reinstalled the main controller, put batteries in and ran the main engines. It looks like we need to remount the motor RPM sensors and a few other odds and ends but it all looks good.
The Bellavia (submarine) was pressed into service for the space cause. We used her as an analog to test hatch diameters for the high altitude crew module. We also need to build a hatch for the sub and want to share a few components between them. We cut a hole in a foam sheet and proceeded to crawl in and out of it, (ok, I admit it, I was making submarine noises while at the time…).
We also assembled and ran the first round of test on two tracking systems for the upcoming missions. Anthony was drafted into cutting in half more ping pong balls for the New Mexico Balloon Museum event. The parachute anchor reinforcement came out of the mold beautifully. We trimmed it and mounted on the underside of the Sky Pup.
Preping Tandem and the parachute anchor bracket
Parachute mount on the Pup and PongSats
Hatch Work
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