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2011 Balloons Launch

Posted on 2011-05-21 by Nigel VH

Our 2011 launch was completed Saturday, May 21st, and summary data is listed below. Payload A launched at 22:51 UTC, reached a maximum altitude of 19786 meters, total flight time was 90 minutes, and time after landing till the payload … Continue reading →

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Black Rock 2011

Posted on 2011-05-18 by Nigel VH

This year was another successful trip to Black Rock to launch our rockets. Had a nice drive down there, approximately 13 hours total of driving (each way)(spread over two days). If you couldn’t tell, it was a good time. Hope … Continue reading →

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Lunar Eclipse

Posted on 2010-12-21 by Nigel VH

Alright, I’m just going to stop saying sorry for the time between posts. By now you’ve got to be used to it. Anyway, I hope you went outside last night to see the total lunar eclipse. The second one, since … Continue reading →

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Slacklining

Posted on 2010-08-09 by Nigel VH

Well, this post is very delayed, but oh well. Back in early June, I ordered a new slackline. It’s 200′ long, and should allow for some interesting lines to be set up. Here’s the required photos. Note: This image of … Continue reading →

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Purdy Colors

Posted on 2010-07-06 by Nigel VH

As some of you may have known, XKCD (one of my favorite intertubez sites) has been holding a survey asking people about their gender, and then naming random colors the screen shows you. Here’s a blog post that was made … Continue reading →

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