Balloon flight Payload Recovered
High Altitude Balloon Success. Payload Recovered. Jason and I went to Deniliquin NSW (Australia) to help a good friend, Andy from Melbourne, launch and recover a high altitude balloon / payload. I am...
View ArticleHAB Data From a Recent Flight
HAB Data from 37km Flight Recently I published a story on a High Altitude Balloon (HAB) flight I help with for my friend Andy from Melbourne. I was asked about the data collected. The flight data was...
View ArticleStellar Balloon Mission Gaining Momentum
Stellar Balloon – Stratosphere This is the background detail on the Team Stellar High Altitude Balloon mission that Jason and I are flying to Croatia to assist. The article below is from the Team...
View ArticleBuilding a Tricopter
Jason Shows his Completed Tricopter – Phase 1. As part of our work in both doing things in the space sector or our HAB (High Altitude Balloon) flights, we have always needed video from overhead....
View ArticleJet Stream Snapshot
Find out what the Jet Stream is Doing. If you are launching a High Altitude Balloon (HAB), it will be in the Jet Stream for a significant time during its flight. You had better know what the jet stream...
View ArticleRecord Balloon (HAB) Attempt
Australian or International Record High Altitude Balloon (HAB) Attempt? It seems that some HAB friends along with my son Jason and I are going to attempt a Balloon (HAB) record. It may be an Australian...
View ArticleBalloon Stellar – Stratosphere – Croatia
Balloon Stellar – Stratosphere to Launch in Croatia in April Jason and I are headed to oversee the launch of this flight in Croatia. It will be in the NSW School Holidays. This is from the Team Stellar...
View ArticleThe Moon Landing and Educational Activities – Team Stellar
Educational Activities – Team Stellar I was part of a Croatian press conference via Skype in December. It was an unusual feeling talking to an audience that you could not see or hear. The press...
View ArticleKickSat – Owning a Spacecraft.
KickSat – Our Personal Spacecraft Hey, guys, be jealous. Be very jealous! Jason and I own 1/3 of a real spacecraft that will fly in 18 days aboard a Falcon9. It is a resupply craft for the ISS, so it …...
View ArticlePreparing Your Balloon Payload
Packing a High Altitude Balloon Payload Below is a set of instructions I used to help some teams launch their balloon payloads in our upcoming HAB flights in Croatia. You might like to consider them a...
View ArticleJason (11 y/o) to Recover Balloons in Croatia
Australian Student Recover Balloons in Croatia Okay, I’ll be traveling with him to Croatia, but since there are two separate balloons to track and recover on two days, Jason will be well and truly...
View ArticleNASA EDGE TV Appearance
NASA EDGE TV and KickSat. by Robert Brand. I have long been both a watcher and supporter of NASA EDGE TV so it was great when asked if I would take part in a pre-launch interview for the KickSat...
View ArticleStellar Stratospheric Balloon HAB Workshops
Balloon HAB Workshops Scheduled in Croatia What does it take to ensure that a major project like Stellar’s Stratospheric Balloon project works? Simply, lots of work by lots of people. In recent days we...
View ArticleResearching Balloon Launches in a New Country
Balloon Launches in a New Country – How To… In the next few weeks, Jason and I will head to Croatia to oversee the balloon project of Team Stellar. So far we have been working with the team from afar …...
View ArticleRossby Waves, Hadley Cells and the Jetstream
Rossby Waves, Hadley Cells and Distorted Jet Stream Seems that Global Warming has a lot to do with the difficulties we are experiencing with our weather. The Jet Stream is pretty neat without Global...
View ArticleAndy’s Long Distance HAB Attempt
Australia to New Zealand HAB Attempt Last night I got word that my good friend Andy from Melbourne was attempting a long distance Trans Tasman Balloon attempt. I’m not sure if it qualifies as a High...
View ArticleAustralia to New Zealand Balloon Success
Trans Tasman Balloon Success Congratulations to Andy, VK3YT in getting his Pico Balloon from Melbourne Australia to New Zealand. The balloon crossed land in New Zealand at 1600 UTC (GMT) 17th March...
View ArticleTransTasman Balloon Breaks Records
TransTasman Balloon Heads to the North Island The record breaking balloon flight launched by my friend and colleague Andy VK2YT continues to break records. It was thought that it would pass over the...
View ArticleNew Zealand gives Andy a Big Tick
Big Tick for NZ APRS and TransTasman Success by Robert Brand The New Zealand encounter with Andy’s (VK3YT) Pico Balloon (launched from Melbourne) has now ended. The low power from the Balloon payload...
View ArticleWhat is a Pico Balloon?
Making a Pico Balloon by Robert Brand There is not much in making a pico balloon – literally. My friend Andy has been making and flying pico balloons for a while now. These are basically strong foil...
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