Question for those of you building ultra-small trackers for pico balloons: What thickness of FR4 boards are you using, and where do you get them manufactured? Many shops will build 0.0625" thick, but

https://medium.com/loon-for-all/loon-draft-c3fcebc11f3f Cost wasn't sustainable. 73 de Mark N9XTN Virus-free. www.avg.com

It’s great to see 170 Jefferson 5th graders receive their “World Travelers” certificate documenting 4 trips around the world for our Pico Balloon, PENS-10p. During these past 2 months the students lea

https://twitter.com/NWSGlasgow/status/1349505642164195329 First one popped, second one made it after doing some extra surface data readings. 73 de Mark N9XTN Virus-free. www.avg.com

I am making progress on the "Life in the Stratosphere" experiment. I am not sure I am convinced but we have decided "life" might be falling off the balloon. So we don't want to start collecting until

Greetings! The Selfie Mission, conceived in 2013, started with simple experiments. Over a multi-year period, the design and payload emerged into something flyable. I invite you to read this brief revi

I found the recordings in the archive that Keith had sent me. They're in a weird format so I'll work on getting them converted and uploaded to Youtube. In the meantime the 2014 got posted to my YouTub

Hello GPSL Friends, This is a nice note of gratitude for Edge of Space Sciences (EOSS) support for two flights Saturday, November 8, 2020 (eoss.org). This is message serves as a reminder that if you w

I have been wondering if this might be a way to get a high speed link to a balloon. Full time video might be interesting. My guess is the equipment might be pretty heavy Jerry Gable Balloon Flight Pre

An interesting post from the Project Loon folks on their floater. It includes some time lapse of a burst. Ah to have a budget like that... https://medium.com/loon-for-all/312-days-in-the-stratosphere-

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nytimes.com Don Piccard, a Pioneer Who Soared, Is Dead at 94 By Penelope Green He was balloon royalty, the son of scientist parents who reached the stratosphere. He went on to build balloons — and set

Here's the Twitter feed showing some of the students, teachers and hams launching the 11 pico balloons today. https://twitter.com/search?q=BalloonLaunchLive&src=typed_query The main page of the Smiths

The Smithsonian Institute launched 11 of my APRS Skytracker boards from schools across the US an hour or two ago. Here's the Habhub link showing all of the balloons in the air: https://tracker.habhub.

Please read and fill this out if you object. https://hamradioprep.com/fcc/ In August, the FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Docket 20-270 that would create a new fee of $50 for ham radio l

Hey Gang, I'm working with a student team that wants to use a Rockblock 9603 on a HAB flight next year. They're wondering if the (large) balloon above would cause any issues with the "view of the sky"

Hello long lost friends, I've come to terms with the fact that I will not be able to consume 65 balloons before they turn to dust. So, I'm ebaying some, at pretty good discount below new prices: Kaymo

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I started a central photo gallery of past GPSL events. I've made it through my personal photo galleries but I have a lot of years that are completely missing. If anyone would like to share some of the