Sunday, November 30, 2014

Houston- we have a launch!

We don't launch rockets, we launch balloons. Sometimes those balloons have VLF wave recorders, sometimes they have arduinos, and sometimes they have air-tight Astrobiology sample catchers!
We had a launch just today with our very own Daniel Canales, the leader of the Astrobiology team which is attempting to create a device that will help look for creatures (generally microscopic in size) who can survive the incredibly harsh environments of the magnetosphere.

Check out the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOpdsAu_lxU&feature=youtu.be


The balloon went up... and then came back down. Into a rancher's yard! Negotiations ensued to retrieve the scientific device (and data!) from the rancher.

All's well that end's well, and now we are patiently awaiting the results from Daniel's report about this test flight!

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