It Will Lauch Eventually!

Yet again, the launch of the research balloon has been delayed due to weather! :-(
Julius and I will keep y'all updated, and hopefully NASA will be able to launch it next week.

Thank you for reading!

-Edith

Rain, Rain, go Away; We Want to Launch our Science Experiment!

Unfortunately, the launch of the research balloon has been postponed due to rain, but the good news is that Cubes in Space sent Julius and me some awesome pictures of the payload!

We think that our experiment is in compartment "C 2."

Off to the balloon!

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today I decided to stop by the school closet where our control cubes are housed, and discovered that the rocket control is growing mold! The good news is that the research balloon control seems to be mold-free, but this does make me wonder how our experiments are doing...

Thank you for reading!

-Edith

Safety First

This morning Julius and I got an email from one of the organizers for Cubes in Space explaining why the flight was postponed, and I thought everyone here would find it interesting.

I am so very sorry to inform you that the launch has been scrubbed due to weather.  NASA felt the conditions tomorrow would not allow for a safe launch and recovery.  It is my understanding that this is primarily due to the high probability of lighting and difficult sea state.

Obviously this is beyond our control but we have always had contingency plans for something like this.  NASA will have another weather briefing today from 1 to 2 PM to decide if all looks good for Friday.  If it’s good, we will attempt to launch Friday at same time (6 AM).  If it is bad, we will have to think what to do next. 

Cheers,

Debbie

Julius and I have our fingers crossed that the weather will be good enough for launch tomorrow, but since the rocket will land in the ocean, safety comes first.

Thank you for reading!

-Edith