Recap of EOSS-116/117

Peregrine Test Flight

Saturday, April 14th, 2007

by Chris Krengel, KB0YRZ

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Mike Manes - W5VSI, Nick Hanks - N0LP, Stephen Meer - K0SCC

CU Student preps Peregrine

Hot Air Fill

Hitchhiker

Sky Diver at the apex of one of the balloons

Balloon Getting fuller is lifting the sky diver to a vertical position

Peregrine Ride lifts off

Climbing away from the launch site

Peregrine Ride in the center, Peregrine released and approximately 100 feet below balloon

Black pixels below balloon is Peregrine vehicle dropping away from launch platform

Peregrine with deployed chute on the ground

Recovery folks

Touchdown location

Electronics check out