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The Balloon launched on 10th June 09 and we have had the
mission report back, but unfortunately…
It’s good news/bad news on the Space Mission – if
you tracked it online you’ll have noticed that after a good start and
rising to over 25km, twice the height an aeroplane flies at, unfortunately our
balloon was blown off course and out into the North Sea.
A quick-release mechanism failed and the payloads ended up
in the water instead of jettisoning off above the coast and parachuting down
safely! There is a rescue operation in progress but is unlikely we will be able
to retrieve any useful data if the payload is waterlogged (and it will be
having spent the night bobbing in the North Sea!).
The good news is we have been invited to rebuild our
payload and have been offered room on the next mission. We have some spare
components left from the prototype and are confident we can not only rebuild,
but can make it better!
So we will follow the NASA motto “Failure is not an
option” and try again.
The KEVICC Spaceflight Project continues….
Kat Fennell and the Spaceflight Team. |
KEVICC Spaceflight team celebrate success.
L-R: Ben Ayles-Evans, Rory Clements, Matt
Trott, Kizzy Brooks. |
