What’s Happening at JPA

Here’s some more of the ad pic from the Away 35 mission. We took 1230 ad images in all on this flight.

After every mission the gear needs a little TLC.

Well, at least in the media.

Articles about the space ads have appeared in the UK and South Korea.

From the Telegraph.

From South Korea.

At JPA we have a tradition of blending music with our reach to space. I’m am very proud to announce the newest creators of notes to join us as a music sponsor:

Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra: The Official Music of the Mesosphere!

The Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra, SCSO, is a California educational
non-profit organization established in 1996. SCSO is an auditioned, volunteer chorus
with a professional orchestra committed to the performance, education, and
appreciation of a wide range of choral orchestral music for the Greater Sacramento
Community.

www.sacramentochoral.com

You will find their music on several of our recent videos as well on our videos on
the CD with the book, “Floating To Space, The Airship to Orbit Program”.

This is one of the most fun parts of my job. Support these folks, that support space!!!
The Mesosphere now has a sound track.

Here are some pics from our work on the Discovery Channel Episode: Orbital Power Plant.

This is the experiment at 107,000 feet. There are two advanced triple layer solar cells. One cell had a thin film lens in front of it focusing the light. The other did not. Both cell were on a rotating platform that scanned the sun. We measured current and voltage on both cell five times a second through the mission. We gathered lots of very interesting data. Anyone for solar power plant Dark Sky Stations?

These are from the down looking camera on Away 37.

Both Away 36 and Away 37 did a roll at balloon burst. They both then got stable and made nice smooth descents.

Tonight, September 12, at 10pm we show our stuff on the Discovery Channel. It’s the Project Earth series, the Orbital Power Plant episode.
We designed and flew solar power experiments for the episode.  We flew one to 106,000 feet and the other to 107,000 feet. These were the Away 36 and 37 missions. We also carried a pile of HD cameras. The HD video from the edge of space is stunning. Don’t miss it!

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When we head to the edge of space a lot of folks are flying with us. The big task after landing is getting everyones PongSats, ads, video and experiments back to them. This was quite the international mission. People flew with us from Australia, Canada (a lot from Canada), Belgium and Sweden and a few from the USA too.

I am very, very happy to let you know that all of the packages for all the participants have been sent out. They should all arrive to you shortly.

             
Unpacking at sunrise.           One last wind check.

and we’re off!