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HASP 2008

Discussion on the High Altitude Student Platform (HASP) 2008 flight operations

Monday, September 15, 2008

Pick-up almost complete

HASP is now hanging on the "Big Bill" launch vehicle. The ballast hopper and crush pad have been attached, the VT experiment has been powered up, mini-SIP checkout is complete and the HASP checkout is almost done. The next event is roll out to the launch pad.
Posted by T. Gregory Guzik at 4:07 AM

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  • Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility
  • CosmoCam Website
  • HASP Website
  • Louisiana Space Consortium
  • NASA Balloon Program Office
  • Stratospheric balloons, history and present

Blog Archive

  • ▼  2008 (24)
    • ▼  September (24)
      • HASP Flight Terminated After More Than 30 Hours
      • Preparation for Termination
      • Revised Termination
      • Termination Targeted for 16:00 MDT
      • HASP Still at Float
      • Powering Some Payload Back On
      • Starting Termination
      • The Convoluted Track of HASP
      • Sunset on HASP
      • Sun Rise, Moon Set
      • Montana and Colorado "Open Lids" Successful
      • HASP at Float Altitude
      • HASP Passed Through Tropopause
      • HASP Proceeding through Climbout
      • LAUNCH
      • Filling the Balloon
      • Waiting for launch
      • Roll out
      • Post-payload Pickup
      • Pick-up almost complete
      • Pre-pickup Payload Check
      • Pre-Launch Operations Commence
      • Next Launch Attempt Monday Morning
      • First launch attempt scrubbed

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