The LXeGRIT Balloon Flight Campaign in October 2000
from Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Click here for the story.Here are some images from the flight (NSBF # 491N) and preparation:
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Setup and Pickup
The instrument, plain and simple.
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Elena Aprile drives the 26' UHAUL truck to Nevis Labs.
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Karl Giboni busies away.
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How difficult it is to fix the frame upright!
[Left to Right:Chun Zhang, Uwe Oberlack, Jamila Hussain and Alessandro Curioni] |
Chun Zhang and Sandro Ventura come across a "pedestrian's guide to ballooning". |
Chun is playing C++ games.
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Alessandro deep in thought.
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Sandro checks on the microprocessor.
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The NSBF team picks up the payload for the first launch attempt. Featuring: Mark Cobble, Victor Davison, Robin Whiteside, Derek Dolby,
Gary Marchant and Fred Masters. | |
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The payload at large.
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Elena Aprile watches her "child" about to be launched.
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 LXeGRIT on the launchpad.
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Elena Aprile and Uwe Oberlack at the launch site.
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A different kind of payload.
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The Launch
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The happy LXeGRIT team
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Recovery
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What an adventure!
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