Robert Rochte is going to launch on Oct 15 UPDATE:POSTPONED
Robert Rochte and his class at Grosse Pointe Academy build advanced superpressure polyester solar balloons that are normally cylindrical. he just announced through the Balloon_Sked mailing group that...
View ArticleBoy Floated Away- NOT EVEN POSSIBLE
Helium can lift approximately 65lb. per 1000 cubic ft. from the images in the video, the balloon was no more than 12ft in diameter, or approximately 900 cubic feet. The boy, the balloon, and all the...
View ArticleRomanians to space with a solar balloon stage?
real quick, this came in via Yahoo Solar Balloons group. I didn’t even know these guys were working. The record of balloon stages for rocket launches is a mediocre one, I hope they solve both launch...
View Articlea number of updates
this blog has been falling behind, I’m just going to summarize what I’ve been up to. The Cloacina Project is going great. Our work is on display in LA right now, and I’ve been playing a lot with cell...
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Grassroots Mapping in the Gulf- Long Beach, Mississippi (and Portland, OR)
I threw up a quick link to Grassroots Mapping a few weeks ago, and in the mean time they’re on it! Check out their latest stitch of Long Beach, Mississippi: All this with party balloons! Grassroots...
View ArticleThank You Kite Studio
A huge thanks to Kite Studio, who just gave me a free shipping upgrade so we could have enough supplies for our workshop this Saturday!
View ArticleThank You Lippman Co.
Lippman Co. party supplies gave me a business discount and two free days of tank rental on helium, thanks!
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Today went great
Thanks Sabrina Lindsey & Molly for bringing food, Dustin & Jane for documenting, Robby, Anna, Wade, Tuuli, Joel, Samantha, Dennis, & Scott for making the workshop awesome.
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My summer, generalizations only.
Its been so long since an update. I Spent my summer between Switzerland, studying sanitation with Cewas and Butte, Montana working on community mapping in Centerville through Public Laboratory and the...
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