COSI’14 Recovery (long overdue)
Balloon payloads are effectively reusable. You launch your instrument once, after the flight is terminated it lands with the assistance
COSI Termination
I’m saddened to report that the COSI/SPB balloon flight was terminated much earlier than expected. The balloon developed a leak after the
COSI’14 Launch! (Fifth launch attempt)
11:00 PM: Less than 12 hours after the previous attempt got called off, we are heading back to LDB to
It’s a harsh continent
The last launch attempt was tough. We got so close. Closer than most of us on COSI have ever been
Fourth (real) launch attempt
Lately, the weather hasn’t been so great, but we’ve been asked to show for launch attempts anyway. Sometimes the weather
Second Launch Attempt
We’re aiming for a launch around 7AM – 8AM this morning. I’ll try to update here periodically!
6th time’s the charm!
ANITA had their 6th roll out this morning and after a few snags they made it out to the flight
Penguin Sighting
Some of us were lucky enough to see a penguin the other day! Alex, Brent, McBride and I were in
Fun in McMurdo
We’re waiting for our next launch opportunity. It’s a little unclear when that will be, as there are currently two
First Launch Attempt
Carolyn and I have fallen a bit behind with the blog lately, mostly due to a lot of work and