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COSI Launch Attempt #3!

ckierans / April 26, 2016

Update @ 1:45am: COSI is in the hangar ready to be picked up by the gondola! We’re having our third launch attempt […]

ckierans / April 18, 2016

Update @ 3:15am: The COSI team has finished their pre-flight checkouts and is ready to be moved to the flight line! The

ckierans / April 18, 2016

COSI will be picked up at 1am for a launch around 8am (1pm PDT). Stay tuned for updates here and on

ckierans / April 8, 2016

We’re working during the wee hours here in New Zealand to prepare for our first launch attempt. Watch the action

ckierans / April 7, 2016

COSI will be rolling out tomorrow for our first launch attempt! The weather forecast looks marginal, but we wouldn’t want

ckierans / April 6, 2016

COSI had it’s compatibility test with CSBF last Wednesday. We had to wait for the excitement surrounding Warbirds to settle

ckierans / March 28, 2016

The tiny Wanaka Airport has been buzzing recently. Over the Easter long weekend they hosted the Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshow,

ckierans / March 18, 2016

Check out the Super Pressure Balloon blog written by Jeremy Eggers here with us in Wanaka! https://blogs.nasa.gov/superpressureballoon/

ckierans / February 16, 2016

Sorry to leave you all hanging for so long. It’s been a busy past year for COSI! And it’s about

ckierans / February 15, 2016

Balloon payloads are effectively reusable. You launch your instrument once, after the flight is terminated it lands with the assistance