[HCARC] Balloon

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HIGH SCHOOL BALLOON SOARS TO OVER 111,000 FEET

The students at  Anacapa School in Santa Barbara have
succeeded in sending a balloon to over  111,000 feet.

According to Amateur Radio Newsline, the  instrumentation
included a GPS, atmospheric sensors, high-definition  video,
still cameras, a television transmitter and a Geiger counter.
The  payload downlinked live data, video and images during its
ascent. Two payload  capsules tethered to the balloon were
returned to Earth via parachutes on May  5th.

Anacapa Amateur High-Altitude Balloon 2 was designed and
built  entirely by students that included Alex Carlson, KJ6UGF
and Genevieve  Hatfield, KJ6UGH. They, along with non-hams
Grayson Baggiolini, Julio Bernal  and Christian Eckert, made
up the construction and launch team that was under  the
supervision of faculty advisor Levi Maaia,  K6LCM.

http://www.anacapaschool.org/athletics-activities/ansec/