After yesterday's cancel now is underway at Ft. Sumner NASA balloon base in New Mexico the second launch attempt for HASP or High Altitude Student Platform.
HASP is a special gondola designed to carry up to twelve student payloads to an altitude of about 36 kilometers with flight durations of 15 to 20 hours using a small volume, zero pressure balloon.
More information: https://laspace.lsu.edu/hasp/
Live video feed: https://video.ibm.com/channel/nasa-educational
HASP payload launched as mission 746N at 13:55 UTC has become the 5th mission of the NASA Fall launch campaign at Ft. Sumner (NM)
Real time tracking: https://towerfts.csbf.nasa.gov/Maps/ConvGps746N.htm
Also HASP carries onboard three cameras transmiting live during the flight:
#1 looking down (nice to see the ballast pouring sometimes) https://www.youtube.com/c/LouisianaSpaceGrant/live
#2 looking at the payloads itself https://www.youtube.com/@HASPpayload/live
#3 looking at one side of the gondola https://www.youtube.com/@laacesprogram527/live
8 hours into the flight HASP balloon is crossing above the Rio Grande.
The image from above is impressive.
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HASP mission terminated at 0:46 UTC
A rare sight on most plane tracking apps: the descending balloon encircled by the chase plane that departed earlier from Albuquerque.
The balloon flight is terminated from the plane that sends a signal to separate the payload from the balloon and confirms visually the opening of the parachute.
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