Balloon Launch
On Sunday the Idaho State University Idaho Balloon Rise program launched a balloon near Twin Falls, Idaho, under the direction of Dr. John Chadwick. The balloon was carrying several capsules containing temperature sensors, cameras, tracking equipment including GPS receivers and amateur radio transmitters, a Geiger counter to measure cosmic rays and other scientific experiments, and a video camera sending video to a ground station. The launch and flight were successful, and although we had some difficulty with the radio communications and tracking, it was a easy recovery south of Burley. The balloon reached approximately 90,000 feet above sea level before bursting and falling back to earth on it’s parachute. This parachute performed well on it’s maiden voyage. I’ll add pictures and data as I get them scanned.